Wooden Model Ship 2
This ship was made with spruce, basswood & mahogany. It also has brass, cotton for sails and nylon rigging.
The dimensions are 7" wide x 17" long x 17" tall.
Materials cost $150.00 and took 120 hours to build.
The dimensions are 7" wide x 17" long x 17" tall.
Materials cost $150.00 and took 120 hours to build.
Another view
Another angle from the side.
Schooner
This is a replica of one of the many schooners built in Baltimore during the 18th & 19th centuries.
Details, details...
Just look at all the rigging & details...
Back view
Back view
Another angle
Another angle
Rigging
Check out the rigging!
View of the details
The schooners' name is Perseverance. There is a plaque on the base that says:
COURAGE & PERSEVERANCE
"It is the capacity to meet danger without giving way to fear, and
to try hard & continuously in spite of obstacles & difficulties.
That can be when we achieve our greatest accomplishments."
COURAGE & PERSEVERANCE
"It is the capacity to meet danger without giving way to fear, and
to try hard & continuously in spite of obstacles & difficulties.
That can be when we achieve our greatest accomplishments."
The base
The ship sits on a box that opens & can be used to place personal belongings in. There is an 18 note music box that plays "Anchors Aweigh".