Authentic Nautical Accessories, and Custom Furnishings
Carving is a dance with a partner, and partners always deserve respect.
This is one of my first ship portraits. Like many firsts, there are some things to like and others to hate. Let's start with a descrcripion of what is going on in the carving: The hull and background are on a piece of scrap white pine. The sails and cabinwork are cherry. And the spars …
Well, only some of your explorations turn into full-fledged completed projects. About thirty years ago, a customer approached me about a billet head for their boat. Eventually, they settled on a rather uninspiring traditional carved spiral design. But I spent a little time on some quickie samples of other designs. This one was never shown …
from a 1930's manual on chip carving my chip carving knives Small boat box Eagle head modeled on the one on the Constitution's boarding plan large, thin cherry bowl - So, the number 158 yielded relatively few illustrations, but ones I like. The first is from a 1930s booklet that my wife's Great-Grandfather owned. He …
I play around with carving elements on the computer before I begin carving. But in this case, I wanted to play with the elements in the shop. I had run across some mid-19th-century sailors' dioramas online and wanted to experiment further with how they brought elements together. The best way to do that was more …
Small vessels of the Napoleonic War era below the rate of the frigate were frequently termed Sloops of War. It didn't matter if the ship was rigged as a sloop, a brig, snow, or an actual ship rig.
I carved this banner around when the Patrick O'Brien books like Master and Commander were popular.
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