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wefalck got a reaction from Glen McGuire in Gjøa 1872 by Harvey Golden - Roald Amundsen's Cutter built at Rosedahl, Norway
"... as using seal skin would land me in federal prison." ... and I suppose it would be difficult to rope-in female family members to 'tan' the skins be chewing them 😁
I didn't realise you were that H. Golden 👍🏻 I haven't updated the literature list for quite a while, basically since I left that institute, I think. They have a master-course on artic studies (pretty broad) on which I used to teach and as a sort of extra I also gave a lecture on arctic boats. The director of the institute also is the director of the Malaurie Institute of Artic Research in Monaco (https://miarctic.org) that takes care of Jean Malaurie's legacy.
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wefalck got a reaction from Kenchington in Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack by JacquesCousteau - Model Shipways - 1:32 - Rescaled and Modified
Very pleasing run of the planking and nicely executed!
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wefalck got a reaction from Canute in Which is the oldest book on shipmodelling?
Yes, after reading through it diagonally, it appears that Miller deals with making scale drawings of ships, which are indeed 2D-'models', but not models in our sense.
So the call is open again, for early books on building(!) shipmodels.
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wefalck got a reaction from tmj in Gjøa 1872 by Harvey Golden - Roald Amundsen's Cutter built at Rosedahl, Norway
"... as using seal skin would land me in federal prison." ... and I suppose it would be difficult to rope-in female family members to 'tan' the skins be chewing them 😁
I didn't realise you were that H. Golden 👍🏻 I haven't updated the literature list for quite a while, basically since I left that institute, I think. They have a master-course on artic studies (pretty broad) on which I used to teach and as a sort of extra I also gave a lecture on arctic boats. The director of the institute also is the director of the Malaurie Institute of Artic Research in Monaco (https://miarctic.org) that takes care of Jean Malaurie's legacy.
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wefalck got a reaction from tmj in Gjøa 1872 by Harvey Golden - Roald Amundsen's Cutter built at Rosedahl, Norway
These kayaks look very realistic 👍🏻 I don't remember, did you already describe how they were made?
Since I worked for some years in one of the French arctic research instutes (long story how this came about), I got interested a bit in traditional skin-boats and began to collect literature on them: https://www.maritima-et-mechanika.org/maritime/maritimebibliographies/skin-boat-bibliography.pdf. I had a Greenland kayak lying in the corridor in front of my office.
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wefalck got a reaction from Keith Black in Gjøa 1872 by Harvey Golden - Roald Amundsen's Cutter built at Rosedahl, Norway
"... as using seal skin would land me in federal prison." ... and I suppose it would be difficult to rope-in female family members to 'tan' the skins be chewing them 😁
I didn't realise you were that H. Golden 👍🏻 I haven't updated the literature list for quite a while, basically since I left that institute, I think. They have a master-course on artic studies (pretty broad) on which I used to teach and as a sort of extra I also gave a lecture on arctic boats. The director of the institute also is the director of the Malaurie Institute of Artic Research in Monaco (https://miarctic.org) that takes care of Jean Malaurie's legacy.
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wefalck got a reaction from Harvey Golden in Gjøa 1872 by Harvey Golden - Roald Amundsen's Cutter built at Rosedahl, Norway
"... as using seal skin would land me in federal prison." ... and I suppose it would be difficult to rope-in female family members to 'tan' the skins be chewing them 😁
I didn't realise you were that H. Golden 👍🏻 I haven't updated the literature list for quite a while, basically since I left that institute, I think. They have a master-course on artic studies (pretty broad) on which I used to teach and as a sort of extra I also gave a lecture on arctic boats. The director of the institute also is the director of the Malaurie Institute of Artic Research in Monaco (https://miarctic.org) that takes care of Jean Malaurie's legacy.
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wefalck got a reaction from Paul Le Wol in Gjøa 1872 by Harvey Golden - Roald Amundsen's Cutter built at Rosedahl, Norway
These kayaks look very realistic 👍🏻 I don't remember, did you already describe how they were made?
Since I worked for some years in one of the French arctic research instutes (long story how this came about), I got interested a bit in traditional skin-boats and began to collect literature on them: https://www.maritima-et-mechanika.org/maritime/maritimebibliographies/skin-boat-bibliography.pdf. I had a Greenland kayak lying in the corridor in front of my office.
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wefalck got a reaction from Paul Le Wol in Gjøa 1872 by Harvey Golden - Roald Amundsen's Cutter built at Rosedahl, Norway
"... as using seal skin would land me in federal prison." ... and I suppose it would be difficult to rope-in female family members to 'tan' the skins be chewing them 😁
I didn't realise you were that H. Golden 👍🏻 I haven't updated the literature list for quite a while, basically since I left that institute, I think. They have a master-course on artic studies (pretty broad) on which I used to teach and as a sort of extra I also gave a lecture on arctic boats. The director of the institute also is the director of the Malaurie Institute of Artic Research in Monaco (https://miarctic.org) that takes care of Jean Malaurie's legacy.
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wefalck got a reaction from druxey in Gjøa 1872 by Harvey Golden - Roald Amundsen's Cutter built at Rosedahl, Norway
"... as using seal skin would land me in federal prison." ... and I suppose it would be difficult to rope-in female family members to 'tan' the skins be chewing them 😁
I didn't realise you were that H. Golden 👍🏻 I haven't updated the literature list for quite a while, basically since I left that institute, I think. They have a master-course on artic studies (pretty broad) on which I used to teach and as a sort of extra I also gave a lecture on arctic boats. The director of the institute also is the director of the Malaurie Institute of Artic Research in Monaco (https://miarctic.org) that takes care of Jean Malaurie's legacy.
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wefalck got a reaction from JacquesCousteau in Gjøa 1872 by Harvey Golden - Roald Amundsen's Cutter built at Rosedahl, Norway
"... as using seal skin would land me in federal prison." ... and I suppose it would be difficult to rope-in female family members to 'tan' the skins be chewing them 😁
I didn't realise you were that H. Golden 👍🏻 I haven't updated the literature list for quite a while, basically since I left that institute, I think. They have a master-course on artic studies (pretty broad) on which I used to teach and as a sort of extra I also gave a lecture on arctic boats. The director of the institute also is the director of the Malaurie Institute of Artic Research in Monaco (https://miarctic.org) that takes care of Jean Malaurie's legacy.
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wefalck reacted to Harvey Golden in Gjøa 1872 by Harvey Golden - Roald Amundsen's Cutter built at Rosedahl, Norway
Thank you Wefalck! I probably didn't describe them; easier to do so again than check. They're just fine pieces of cedar and thin strips of bamboo glued together; the bent ribs are bamboo 'cracked' at the bilges, as Nattilingmiut kayaks have very flat bottoms and slab sides. The 'skin' covering is just tissue, stained, with painted seams.
My interest in this ship, and in Amundsen comes from the three Nattilingmiut kayaks he collected on King William Island in 1905-06. I study kayaks in museums, and the two intact kayaks Amundsen collected will be in my next book (I see my previous two books have made it to your list! That is a superb and thorough list, BTW). Here is a scale drawing of one of them:
Part of my studies with Inuit (and other) northern kayaks involves full-size reconstruction; here is a full-size functional replica of the other intact Nattilingmiut kayak Amundsen collected:
The joinery, scantlings, and lashing patterns are the same as on the originals; the primary material substitution is nylon for the 'skin' as using seal skin would land me in federal prison.
I've built a few others as well: https://www.traditionalkayaks.com/Kayakreplicas/KayakReplicas.html
All the best and happy new year!
-Harvey
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wefalck reacted to LJP in J H Crawford by LJP (Lawrence Paplham) - Scale 1:64 - an 1894 to 1898 Wisconsin sternwheeler
Hi John,
Thanks for the support.
The hurricane deck has been planked. It is now ready for the other structures, as stacks, pilothouse, water tank &c. The pilothouse will again be a challenge.
For the planking, I used individual 1/32 by 1/8 boards that I had stripped from basswood stock.
A different bow on view of the same.
There is always the question as whether to use simulated tar paper or canvas for the hurricane deck covering. I chose canvas. I had actually seen canvas used on some of the derelict boats across from Dawson City. Likewise, it looked like canvas was used on the capsized Paul L. Canvas it was, “painted and sanded”. Canvas comes in 4, 5, 6 & 7 foot widths on up to 90-foot-long rolls. I used 5-foot width by about 60 feet long with a half foot lap on the seams.
You really cannot see the canvas strips well on the photo. I still need to do the cut-outs for the hog chains and braces, stairwell, and observation port. Then I can get started on the pilothouse. The unusual octagonal pilothouse will take a while.
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wefalck got a reaction from druxey in Which is the oldest book on shipmodelling?
Yes, after reading through it diagonally, it appears that Miller deals with making scale drawings of ships, which are indeed 2D-'models', but not models in our sense.
So the call is open again, for early books on building(!) shipmodels.
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wefalck got a reaction from Harvey Golden in Gjøa 1872 by Harvey Golden - Roald Amundsen's Cutter built at Rosedahl, Norway
These kayaks look very realistic 👍🏻 I don't remember, did you already describe how they were made?
Since I worked for some years in one of the French arctic research instutes (long story how this came about), I got interested a bit in traditional skin-boats and began to collect literature on them: https://www.maritima-et-mechanika.org/maritime/maritimebibliographies/skin-boat-bibliography.pdf. I had a Greenland kayak lying in the corridor in front of my office.
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wefalck got a reaction from Ras Ambrioso in USS Cape (MSI-2) by Dr PR - 1:48 - Inshore Minesweeper
Brass tends to have a sligthly 'waxy' surface, an oxidation film that forms very fast and can really only be removed mechanically. Therefore, brush-painting it with water-based paints, such as acrylics can be a pain. One basically pushes the paint around the surface and it doesn't want to form a continuous film. However, when applied by airbrush, this is not normally a problem. There are also special primers for brass or you may try a very dilute solution of shellac as primer.
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wefalck got a reaction from Mark Pearse in Pomeranian Rahschlup 1846 by wefalck – 1/160 scale – single-masted Baltic trading vessel
Happy New Year to all !
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wefalck got a reaction from Harvey Golden in Which is the oldest book on shipmodelling?
Yes, after reading through it diagonally, it appears that Miller deals with making scale drawings of ships, which are indeed 2D-'models', but not models in our sense.
So the call is open again, for early books on building(!) shipmodels.
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wefalck got a reaction from Coyote_6 in Which is the oldest book on shipmodelling?
Yes, after reading through it diagonally, it appears that Miller deals with making scale drawings of ships, which are indeed 2D-'models', but not models in our sense.
So the call is open again, for early books on building(!) shipmodels.
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wefalck got a reaction from palmerit in Which is the oldest book on shipmodelling?
Yes, after reading through it diagonally, it appears that Miller deals with making scale drawings of ships, which are indeed 2D-'models', but not models in our sense.
So the call is open again, for early books on building(!) shipmodels.
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wefalck got a reaction from Ras Ambrioso in Pomeranian Rahschlup 1846 by wefalck – 1/160 scale – single-masted Baltic trading vessel
Happy New Year to all !
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wefalck reacted to KeithAug in Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - Steam Yacht
Happy new year to everyone.
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wefalck got a reaction from cotrecerf in Pomeranian Rahschlup 1846 by wefalck – 1/160 scale – single-masted Baltic trading vessel
Happy New Year to all !
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wefalck got a reaction from Knocklouder in Pomeranian Rahschlup 1846 by wefalck – 1/160 scale – single-masted Baltic trading vessel
Happy New Year to all !
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wefalck got a reaction from BANYAN in Pomeranian Rahschlup 1846 by wefalck – 1/160 scale – single-masted Baltic trading vessel
Happy New Year to all !
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