One man creates boats by his own hands. He makes them straight in his flat on the fifth floor, and then likes to go for a row upon the Dnepr river with his family. The creation of one boat takes about one month but the most difficult aspect is to get if carefully down on the ground from the roof (the boat if too big for the staircase).
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No trouble with epoxy fumes in the apartment, I’m sure.
i will give him full credit,if he build submarine in his apartment.he build just floating wooden structure.not space ship.if he spent his precious time for building sun shade for his car,i might be happy.
True dedication to his craft. His boat appears to be a well built and seaworthy. I especially like his improvised dust collector on the belt sander. A true craftsman.
Very nice. I wonder what it cost him to build it. I am guessing less than $100.
Less than 100 dollars and minimum 600 work hours.
Very much less time if his cuts are as accurate as they appear to be.
So what’s your estimate?
For him, part time, 150 to 200 hours.
Tops.
In introduction we learned that the builder build this boat in almost 30 days.now calculate the working hours,if he worked 20 hours a day.(because of being an artist, he is so passionate to his work.he wanna to create his Art as soon as possible.so he worked continuously 20 long hours a day! ! ! ! ! ! ! ).Understand now …….
Completely.
I don’t know about the prices of wood nowadays in Russia, but waterproof birch multiplex [as he is using] is quite expensive and the prices increased this year already 50 %. Russia itself is probably the biggest supplier of birch wood, but due to circumstances they are not supplying a lot.
Circumstances are global warming [a majority of forest are growing on soft or swampy soil - and since winters are getting milder and/or shorter in Russia too, heavy machines cannot operate unless the soil is frozen, which is resulting in a shorter timeframe to 'harvest' the wood].
The other circumstance being that Russian traders are abusing this excuse to supply less wood than they used to, resulting in prices going up and then selling the wood at a later time, when the trees are bigger and thus even more expensive because of that.
Point is, in w-europe you don’t buy a lot of wood for $100. Not enough to build a boat for sure.
But I almost forgot to say that I really admire this type of entrepreneurial activity! Carpenting is fun and you can make a nice living out of it. If more people were like this guy, Russia would look very very different !
Indeed the homemade dustcollector [old woolen glove] on his planer is excellent.
I also have a feeling this guy is most likely single [wifes in general are not too enthusiastic about dusty activities in the house]. And he likes cats. Good !
In the 11th photo I am wondering what the purpose of the black string on the bottom of the boat is.
It’s glued to the plywood for keeping them together. Same principle that tape has.
A true craftsman that will not let obsticles or situations get in his way of doing what he loves.
Keep at it!
If the maker of the boat reads this…….I bow to you sir.
Keep the art alive and enjoy!
Tom H
USA
this man is an artist…
He’s not an artist but knows how to build a boat.
How would you know if he is an artist or not?
An artist would probably paint the boat a little better than just blue.
Cool flame jobs and I dont know… a burning american flag perhaps?
LOL!
Nekkid Disney characters would also work…
you’re just jealous you cant build a boat.
You mean an Artist?what kind of artist,gluing few sheets ply woods and hammering some nails not enough to make him damn artist.sorry to say,i think your level of aesthetics is below average.
Sir, You are an art snob!!!
Google:
“Naive Art”
“Outsider Art”
“Primitive Art”
“Folk Art”
This is the highest order of lame. My stepfather built 16 foot kayak out of wood strips he made. That is almost art, but this certainly is not.
Please post pictures so we can judge.
without seeing how can we decide?send your pics,and find our views but.but an art is not bound to build something like these floating woods.think beyond the circle and build submerine.and finally what is an almost art?please define.
It is very difficult to read and understand your comments. Luckily this one was short. Can you please use capital letters at the beginning of each sentence and use comma’s and spaces where applicable ? Would be great.
Building a boat inside the apartment. I’ll bet his downstairs and next-door neighbors just LOVE this guy, hammering, sawing and sanding away….
Still, you gotta give him points for creativity… and it does look like a decent, if simple boat.
In the last picture,where they going?escaping from Russia,or just on patrolling Russian coastal defence…
You know Russia, they are probably back on their pre-old war maneuvers or possibly trying to film a propaganda film about planting their flag in Canada while on a fishing trip.
That’s actually quite good
I am quite surprised, Bullwinkle.
This could make him a fair bit of cash I’d think… what would such a boat sell for over there?
Probably not as much as one would sell for in Cuba, but if there was a remote chance this thing could make it to America then it could command a few rubles.
A very skilled Russian woodworker and craftsman!
Which one?
in my opinion, an artist is a person that does something with heart. and this person seems one of these
This `hearty thing`is for an Art for Artist who made it.but true definition of an Art is,what we sell in `sotheby’s and Christies`.i think this structure is very hard to sell in Art auctions.he should try to make something new like home made spacecraft.
Impressive, what kind of wood is he using?
wouldn’t the outboard motor exert to much force on the boats stucture?
The wood appears to be marine grade birch ply. The structure around the transom is designed to act as a partial I-beam supporting the motor and related stress. Quite elegant.
I hope they bring a lot of fish with them for the cat.
The boat builders work does not, in my opinion, quite make it into the artistic category but he clearly is in the “craftsman” league. The man is a very skilled crafts person and his work shows it. He is very good at what he does, shows great skill, and I admire his work. To be classed as art though his creations would have to go beyond the rather basic design and make a personal statement of some sort. For instance, he might give the vessel exaggerated lines or morph the boat into an animal shape (he likes cats…), the possibilities are endless but the fact is that unless he takes the boat beyond basic it does not become an object of art but remains a very good example of good craftsmanship.
Agreed. He is a craftsman who build a functional boat.
Only the choice of color is a bit weird – a blue boat on ‘blue’ water is less likely to attract attention to itself. Also it appears to have no lights, so boating in twilight or at night is not smart. Red or orange color would have been better. Or yellow.
What city is this?
So that’s why there was all that noise coming from my upstairs neighbor’s apartment!
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I believe that is the proper way to “defect”.
The boat manufacturers produce a wide range of boats, from small kayaks and canoes to large luxury yachts, each manufacturer being specialized in different kinds of boats. Different boats are designed by their manufacturers to serve some specific purposes. You must first decide for what purpose your boats will be used for.
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Hallo, dieses Boot ist Klasse. Wie kann ich den Bauplan bekommen? Mit freundlichen Grüßen, BRB
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