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On 10/18/2024 at 6:28 AM, Olli Sukunimisson said:

wood carving requires loooong practice.

Oh, yes. And oftentimes more than one attempt (I've thrown away my fair share of carvings I was unhappy with!). 

 

On 10/18/2024 at 6:28 AM, Olli Sukunimisson said:

But it shouldn't block the project.

Also true. You can get on with the carving while glue is drying or when you get bored with the other stuff. 

 

Looking good.

 

Steven

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Everybody loves planking. Let's do some planking :))

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The inner wall in its final beauty. As far as I understand, it will be almost out of view (covered by the top deck, boards, and some features at the front), but it's a matter of respect toward the ship to build it with care.

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My precious! She is really beautiful and cute. A bit more sanding and polishing is still required.

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P.S.: when you build your own Duyfken (I'm sure you will; she’s gorgeous and much less common than Victory and dramatically less expensive), please pay attention to the 4th and 8th frames. There’s nothing wrong with them, but in my humble opinion, they could be slightly (really slightly) narrower. May be not. Just have a look and trust your taste.

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Well, this is just the very first approach. Yes, yes, yes—the triangles (do they have a special name?) aren’t included in the kit plans, but it seems impossible to leave my Duyfken without them. They feel like a tiny piece of Amsterdam, carried along on its incredible journey to Australia.

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Two short and four long planks remain. Fitting these wales turned out to be a surprisingly tricky task. Somehow, I lost sight of the fact that the wales should serve as the base for the planks—not the other way around! Trying to use top planks as a base to shape the wales was not only a bad idea but also potentially disastrous. A single-layer hull is a terribly fragile thing! Thankfully, I managed to avoid an actual heart attack, and the wales are now in place. :)

 

 

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I've been in the same position, but from ignorance rather than forgetfulness. You've managed to succeed despite that, so well done. There's an old air force saying - 'any landing you walk away from is a success' :dancetl6:

 

Steven

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Planking is complete, unnecessary frame tops have been removed, and now I’ll finish the deck.

 

PS: I still think it's an incredibly interesting model—now even more than I did at the beginning. And she is simple to build (though I'm trying not to think about the sculptures!).

 

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