Gretel by Olli Sukunimisson - Mamoli - 1:54

[Olli Sukunimisson]

While my Duyfken is waiting for me to gather the mental strength to sew her sails and for FedEx to deliver the little ropes (God bless Canada!), I started building Gretel. I bought her because I was literally charmed by the strange lines of her hull. Back then I thought it would be a challenge and a useful exercise in planking. After all, planking is the most fun and thrilling part of the project and it always ends right at the beginning. And then, well, you have no choice but to finish the rest.

 

So, Gretel. Here’s her current state: the first layer of planks is almost finished. This time I decided to do everything like a real model builder — calculated, marked, and trimmed each plank. In previous attempts, I skipped this black magic, and my Duyfken and Lady Nelson were more the result of inspiration and happy coincidences than of careful calculation. This time it’s different. Well, I almost nailed it. No, even more than that! I know exactly where I went wrong. That’s important!

She’s a funny one, though. A little bit like a tiny flounder.

[Olli Sukunimisson]

Not ideal, but not the worst I’ve ever made. Acceptable. A bit of filler will be required. Pity that the guys provide only a minimum set of planks of each type. Not their fault—it’s totally enough to build, but it doesn’t leave much room for experiments.

P.S. She’s tiny

 

[Olli Sukunimisson]

Second layer in progress. Remembering the pain I had trying to glue the wales in the correct positions on the fully planked hull, I decided to install them in between the regular planks.
 

[Olli Sukunimisson]

Top belt with two wales—heh, the easiest part is done. Now the hack-and-slash part below the second wale begins.
 

[Bryan Woods]

Looking good:-) I’m on hold with the Gretel, until I get the inside of my wife’s garage finished.