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| The Frigate was the
typical War Ship used by the Americans to fight the British
during the Revolutionary War. |
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Frigate Figurehead |
This is a photo of
the carved figurehead of the Frigate. It is the figure of the
God Aires. |
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| The body of the
figurehead is made of Loatian Boxwood, the sword blade is
Holly, and the hilt and handle are Ebony. The figure is done
in 1/4 scale and stands approximately 1 3/8ths inches
high.
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| The picture below
shows the side view of the model ship, showing the stern of
the ship and the intricate style of carvings that were typical
of the era! |
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| The Frigate's lower
planking is made from Holly. The dark planking, in the center
of the model, is Ebony and the light yellow planking is Pau
Amerilo. The dots that you see on all of the planking are
actually little nails made from Lignum Vitae and they
do hold the planking on the frames of the model, just
as they did on the original full size ship.
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| This model of the
Frigate has won many First Places and Best of Show awards in
the last few years. It was one of four of my models that were
featured on FOX TV Channel 8 News on January 24, 2001 and was
on the cover of the International Magazine, "World Of Wood"
for the August, 2001 issue. |
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