SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS-36"LONG NEW WOOD MODEL SHIP

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL NEW WOOD HANDCRAFTED MODEL SHIP.  THE SHIP REQUIRES SOME ASSEMBLY, IT COMES PACKED WITH THE MAST (SAILS AND RIGGING ATTACHED) PACKED FLAT IN THE BOX.  LIFT UP THE MASTS, SET THEM IN PLACE AND ADJUST THE TENSION ON THE RIGGING.  IT'S SUGGESTED THAT ONLY A PERSON WHO IS COMFORTABLE ASSEMBLING MODEL SHIPS SHOULD PURCHASE THIS MODEL. 

THE LAST TWO PHOTOS SHOW THE GOLD COLORED METAL PIECES.  EACH PIECE IS ATTACHED BY HAND AND 100s OF HOURS WENT INTO HANDCRAFTING THIS BEAUTIFUL MODEL SHIP.  THIS SHIP HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DETAILS AND IS COMPLETELY HANDCRAFTED FROM WOOD WITH LINEN SAILS AND METAL PARTS.

THE MODEL SHIP IS 36" X 31"

SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS  In 1667 she was considered the most powerful warship ever built.  The English took great pride in her. She came after a period of serious post-Armada neglect and she stood out as a major step in the development of the sailing warship. When she was produced, she was considered a masterpiece of the mid-seventeenth century.

The King of England wanted a combination of strength and beauty, and he got it. The 1141-ton Sovereign of the Seas was launched on October 13, 1637.

THE MODEL SHIP IS NOT A TOY AND SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM CHILDREN. 

The model is handcrafted from scratch by skilled craftsmen.  The ship is built according to scale of the original ship through original plans or, pictures using plank on frame construction. The hull is joined by multi-pieces of dry thin wooden bar together. Inside the hull a special glue is used which helps thin wooden bars stay close to one another and not split, crack or twist when the weather changes. The construction method is entirely by hand and it takes hundreds of man hours to finish.

Only the highest quality woods like rosewood, ebony, blackwood, mahogany and teak are used in building the model ships. In general, this is how the following woods are used:

Ebony (for blocks and small details)
English Sycamore (for the hull)
Rosewood (for the hull)
Blackwood (for the hull)
Mahogany (for the masts, squares, crow nests)
Cherrywood (for the deck)
Canons, muskets, anchors and other tiny details are made of metal (for decoration)
Sails and rigging lines are made of linen.

SHIPPING CHARGE SHOWN IS FOR THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ONLY.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS MUST PAY THROUGH PAYPAL.

THIS IS NOT A TOY, PLEASE KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN.

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