[squbrigg]

Big Al, you may be right, a type of Mahogany. It does have the grain of Mahogany, but is much harder than the Mahogany I'm use to...is there a harder type Mahogany? I've carved a lot of soft Mahogany, relief carved, and this stuff has similar grain.

Oh well, it's done so it doesn't really matter. I have a few more small pieces of it, I must see what I can do with them. Thanks for all the nice comments.

Bob

Bob, Great artistic planning, I love the angles being played against each other: the fighting power of the water against the blowing power of the wind, perfect positioning with the sails, hull and waves, you did a fantastic job.

[Kenny_S]

Real nice Bob. You caught the action of the sea, wind,sails and boat. Well thought out and carved.

[Bandaid]

Great looking piece Bob! Very unique.

[Old_Gord]

Hey Uncle Bob, when do you think that lovely sculpture will be in the mail to your old nephew(me) up here here in Northern Ontario.
Gotta start collecting them family heirlooms soon.

OG.

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

dadburn it! them unca's allays steps in and beats us cuzzins out!

[squbrigg]

Thank you folks for your kind words and encouragement, they are most appreciated.

Kenny, Coffeeman, RBH ... you have the good eyes of the sailor, it does take planning and some study to get it right. I've done a few waterline models, set into carved seas and you have to plan the positioning with: the wave action or sea state, the set of the sails for the state, the wind direction and the roll/pitch/yaw of the vessel. I have a small little book by a very obscure author, that taught me the basics many years ago. A well carved sea can make a very simple model come alive.

Bob

[jamesfa]

Bob-that is is excellent sculpture,it gives you a very real sense of the sea.it does look like mahogany,and there are various types of mahogany.

the critique that i have is not directed towards the sculpture but more your choice of words,there are no pieces of "scrap wood' if it was scrap you would of burned it and not have turned it into that excellent piece.

Frank

[Colin_Partridge]

Bob another fantastic carving I am no expert but it looks with the way the grain is that it could be a piece of walnut. I know walnut is much darker but I have seen some that is really light. I always admire people that can take scraps and make them into something as amazing as your schooner. As usual another masterful piece of work. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Colin

[squbrigg]

Just for your "amusement"....these two early models (they really are primative) I did back in 1984 and 1986 respectively, and set in seas turned out well. The models are rough, so don't look to closely , but the sea adds to the whole picture and sets them off well. The brig, I painted a sky scene on a piece of bristleboard to add flavor, and tried to photograph it for effect. Both models are small, the brig 3 1/2 " long and the tern schooner about 4", and the seas are carved from pine.

Bob