A Pink

[kentyler]

I am always prey to enthusasims
seeing new threads on dutch ships got me started on a book I got recently, dutch merchant ships

highly recommended, great history, great pictures and really incredible plans

this one is a small ship, a "Pink", with a flat bottom so it could be pulled right up on the beach

the plans are drawn to 1/48 and i'm going to use that scale, so i just made several sets of copies

starting with the flat bottom, i folded the plan in half to cut out the shape of the bottom

to get the width of the 3 planks that make it up i had to transfer the lines from another part of the plan

[kentyler]

my goal is to try and do this as simply as possible working directly from the plans (usually i end up doing a lot of computer drawing when i build a model from plans)

i laminated the card the plans were on with a heavier piece to come up to the thickness shown for the bottom planks, then lined them up with the side view to transfer the position of the bottom futtocks

i put the planks back to gether again with the model builders equivalent of the temporary pieces the dutch used to fasten planks together during construction-- scotch tape

[kentyler]

lots of fun building smaller ships at larger scales

i glued another version of the plan onto heavier card, and cut out the futtocks, then i glued them onto my bottom

same for the stem and stern... they are only propped up here to see how they will look

[kentyler]

things get more interesting

the plan comes with 4 frames defined that will dictate the shape of the hull

i should have build this upside down, raising the height of all the frames so i could glue them top down on a base

because i will need to access the sides of the hull to lay out my planks (this ship is clinker built)

i will bend my card across the 4 frames and cut the planks to shape

then i will glue the planks to each other... but not to the frames

the frames will be removed when i have a shell for the hull, and then the futtocks will be made by measuring the curves required on the inside of the shell and cutting them to size

i have built a couple of dutch ships before, but never really trying building the hull "shell first"

it should be fun

[abhovi]

Well on your way, Ken. I am glad to see my books and Cor Emke's plans are even used for paper modeling. I have seen this vessel built in wood several times and by the time we made that book I never thought of the possibility to use paper, so this is a welcome thread. I am sure you will enjoy the simplicity of the Dutch building method and will follow you with great interest.
Bravo.
Ab

[eatcrow2]

Great set of photos showing your steps!! Looking forward to following the build..

[kentyler]

trying this and that

i first tried to fit the heavy strake at the bottom of the hull, i cut a piece about the size and then started fitting and cutting it against the hull... i had to work through 3 versions of it before getting something that fit (more or less)
i had to remove the top brace in order to handle the boat during this process.. i ended up with both strakes... i let the excess from not having a perfect shape stick down the bottom and when the glue is dried i'll trim them to size (it is a dutch ship, after all)

i do have some questions that i can't resolve from the plans
where these planks nailed together, or did they also drill and use wooden dowels ?

my other questions are about the cross pieces at each end.. but i'll have to make some drawings to make it clear what i can see from the plans and what i can't figure out... i'll post those tomorrow

this little ship is being a lot of fun

[abhovi]

This was a clinker-built vessel. That means that the strakes were nailed to each other where they overlap. The nails were placed at a distance of about 10-15 cm from each other. They were hammered through both planks until the sharp end sticked out about a centimeter, then beaten flat, hammered in up to the head and beaten flat again, so that the angled point pierced into the wood. Like this:

After the frames were inserted they were attached to the planks with wooden dowels.

[frigate 264]

Another interesting project. Looking forward to following the build.

[penpusher]

This is an inspiring thread which I will follow with interest.