Heritage Mill

Large Model Ship, English C 1820

The little remaining evidence of what was the stern.

The remains of the port quarter gallery.

Restoration started, the hull consolidated and the cedar patches being glued in.

The stern framework on the bench, both the top & bottom rails are two dimensional curves & were cut form a much larger piece of cedar. Marking out & cutting the half laps for the vertical frame required considerable care.

The framework in place.

The skin of the stern bulkhead being glued onto the framework, the framework is double skinned with 1/16” cedar

Clamps removed, two windows made & inserted for the quarter galleries. The taff rail has also been fabricated.

Replication of the starboard quarter gallery. The mirror behind the frame is period mirror, salvaged from an old frame. The masking tape holds in place a gun port. All of the ports had to be built along with custom made brass strap hinges.

Starboard quarter gallery coloured and aged, the cannons were turned from solid brass bar.

The completed stern. The windows 1.5” x 1.5” are all made from separate pieces of pear wood with cross halving joints where they meet. Age around moulding, surface scratching etc. carefully done to achieve a true patination. Old antique glass was used for the glazing. Note the wooden block behind the window was removed prior to the deck being refastened down.

Large Model Ship, English C 1820

The little remaining evidence of what was the stern.