Alvb Posted July 31 Author Share #31 Posted July 31 The front mast has received its sail.. The sails are made of paper from a flower shop that is only 0.05 mm thick. Below are the steps of production. -Port and starboard sides printed together -Folded along the center line and glued together -Cut out -Leek rope glued on I know the logs are a bit too thick... Alvb mtaylor, Keith Black, firdajan and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted July 31 Share #32 Posted July 31 14 hours ago, Rik Buter said: Yes, they are boat hooks. Rather than boat-hooks (because they actually do not have hooks at the end) I think these are poles for 'poling' the boat along canals or to push it across shoals (of which are a lot in the Zuiderzee and the tidal waters around). The fork at the end would suggest this. Such poles can still be found on Dutch craft. mtaylor and Rik Buter 2 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted July 31 Share #33 Posted July 31 If it were a pole it would interfere with the leeboard operation and if stowed on the outside of the hull would make it likely to get separated and lost. Early artist were at times sketchy about details. mtaylor 1 Quote Current Builds: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alvb Posted August 7 Author Share #34 Posted August 7 We are making progress in small steps. The main mast and its sail are up. One thing is giving me a bit of a headache now. The sail sheets are led over "Leuwagen" or sheet brackets (what is the English term?). But where are they attached? Looking at contemporary depictions, the jib sheet could be attached to the lower block, but the main sheet could be attached somewhere further in front of its "Leuwagen". What do you think about it? Alvb Siggi52, mtaylor, Baker and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alvb Posted August 12 Author Share #35 Posted August 12 The project is nearing its end. It still remains to be decided how it should be presented. Perhaps standing on two thin pins in a small, discreet display case... Greetings Alvb Baker, GrandpaPhil, wefalck and 5 others 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 12 Share #36 Posted August 12 I'm sure that at that scale, craft stores might have shadow boxes with about the right dimensions. mtaylor 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 17 Share #37 Posted August 17 On 7/31/2024 at 2:10 PM, Keith Black said: If it were a pole it would interfere with the leeboard operation and if stowed on the outside of the hull would make it likely to get separated and lost. Early artist were at times sketchy about details. Van der Velde was not sketchy on details. So when he draws something, there was somehing. I know of things misding from his drawings, butnot of ‘making up’. A boathook or pole is the most likely. Often those are stoeed on the shrouds, but these ships dont have those. Given length and the fact that you should have them on hand, outboard stowage is logical. Jan mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 17 Share #38 Posted August 17 Sail sheet: attached to the lower block of the tackle. Left overvRope coiled on deck, or attached to the nearest side. As far as I know both for main and jib. Does your rigging also has the so-called ‘dirk’: a rope running from the mast top to the end of the boom? Jan mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alvb Posted August 17 Author Share #39 Posted August 17 (edited) Thanks Amateur, I arranged the sail sheet like this on the foresail, and on the mainsail I placed it on the side of the ship. That's how I interpreted the illustrations. The same applies to a dirk only on the mainsail. The dirk cannot be seen above because it runs on the port side and is therefore hidden by the sail. Alvb Edited August 17 by Alvb amateur and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alvb Posted Sunday at 05:37 PM Author Share #40 Posted Sunday at 05:37 PM (edited) It took a long time to find a suitable home for her. But this afternoon she was finally able to move in. Edited Sunday at 05:39 PM by Alvb Baker, JacquesCousteau, GrandpaPhil and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted Sunday at 09:22 PM Share #41 Posted Sunday at 09:22 PM Very nice finish! Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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