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Ship Model Built From Scratch

Project by densships posted 56 days ago 3488 views 7 times favorited 43 comments Add to Favorites
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17TH CENTURY 64-GUN BRITISH “MAN-OF-WAR”
MAN-OF-WAR: This is a one-of-a-kind scaled 1/96, 64-Gun British Warship Model built from scratch.
The model is 27” long x 12” wide, and 25” high mid-ship. And has 5 different deck levels, plank-on-frame construction. Some of the hull and deck planks were left off the model to show the ships construction, the ship is made out of chestnut wood. Total work hours on the model, 1,175, and about 10,000 pieces. About 61’ of rigging. Tools used on the model: table saw, band saw, lathe, drill, miter saw, carving knife, & wood files. For construction photos click here- http://www.densmodelships.zoomshare.com/5.html

-- DENS MODEL SHIPS - http://www.densmodelships.zoomshare.com


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Rxmpo

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posted 56 days ago

Astonishing! Level of detail that borders on ridiculous! Unbelievably well done!! Congratulations!!

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HallTree

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posted 56 days ago

Great detail. Is this what you do for a living?

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

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Woodshopfreak

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posted 56 days ago

WAIT YOU MADE THIS????!!!!!!
WOW this is amazeing. I am astounded. This is so detailed and looks very hard to make. 1,175 hours, now that is determination.

-- Tyler, Illinois

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GaryK

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posted 56 days ago

Looks great. Fantastic details.

I’ve got to finish mine on of these days.

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/4346

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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gizmodyne

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posted 56 days ago

Holy moley!

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

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grovemadman

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posted 56 days ago

It goes in the “my Favorites” section Capn’. The attention to detail is incredible! Excellent job on the craftsmanship as well! On a scale of 1-5 I give it a 10!!!!

-- --Chuck

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grovemadman

508 posts in 105 days


posted 56 days ago

You gotta click on the link Densships provided and check out some of the other stuff he’s made!! Noahs arc diarama and the USS Constellation.

-- --Chuck

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Blake

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posted 56 days ago

Ahoy! That’s incredible!

-- Dust collectors suck.

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Jim Crockett

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posted 56 days ago

Truly amazing! Do you work off copies of the original plans of the ship to achieve accurate scale size?

I can’t even begin to imagine spending 1175 hours of painstaking, meticulous work on a project. You have way more patience that I do! Great job, and you obviously love it.

JimC

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cajunpen

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posted 56 days ago

That is astonishing. Really detailed, must be quite a job to build something like this. One of the guys on the CarveWright Forum is a ship builder also. He uses his CarveWright to cut the small wooden parts for his ships. Always amazes me seeing this kind of miniature work.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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rikkor

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posted 56 days ago

I am speechless.

-- Maplewood, MN

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Scott Bryan

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posted 55 days ago

Den,

After looking at your profile I suspected something like this was coming but never did I imagine the level of detail that would be in this project. What type of woods did you use in the construction?

I love to see projects like this. I wouldn’t have the patience or initiative to do something like this (give me a cabinet any day). But I do like to see the efforts of others who are talented enough to produce works like this.

By the way I tried to use the link but it generated an error due to heavy traffic.

This is simply awesome!!!

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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toyguy

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posted 55 days ago

Speachless…I just don’t know what to say about this one…...... Truly magnificent !

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

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juniorjock

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posted 55 days ago

INCREDIBLE….... About 12 years ago I shot photos for an article about a guy building a scaled model of Noah’s Ark….. That project’s detals blew me away. It was the most detailed work I’d ever seen….. until now. Fantastic work Dens. Thanks for the post and I’m looking to more from you.

-- Make things with wood. Any way you want. The wood police won't come. I promise!

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MsDebbieP

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posted 55 days ago

“awe”-lots!! totally amazing!!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Bradford

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posted 55 days ago

Please post more pics of different angles. I honestly believe that NO ONE would be offended if you posted 2 more three shot panels of pics from all sides. WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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DAN

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posted 55 days ago

welcome to lumberjocks … thanks for the eye candy !

-- Hey ! I was born in IOWA .... don't blame me

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CharlieM1958

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posted 55 days ago

This leaves me weak in the knees! Can’t think of any adjectives that haven’t already been taken above, so I’ll just repeat “astonishing”!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Betsy

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posted 55 days ago

Everything they said and add a WOW!

Amazing work and patience!

-- Betsy - There is no strength where there is no struggle

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DannyBoy

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posted 55 days ago

Good Lord that is impressive!

-- Happy Ripping!!!

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itsme_timd

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posted 55 days ago

WOW! This is unbelievable, you are a true artist. Thanks for sharing!

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

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RusticElements

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posted 55 days ago

Aww, I could do this any time… NOT!!!

VERY impressive! I’ve honestly never seen this kind of hand work before.

-- Michael R. Harvey - Brewster, NY - RusticElementArt.com - SpaceAware.org

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sidestepmcgee

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posted 55 days ago

wow , 1200 hours shows just how patience you are.killer job man.

-- eric post, tallahassee FL

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Raymond

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posted 55 days ago

That is increadible, the detail…wow is not good enough, GREAT WORK. Where did I put my eye patch and sword…Wonderful work.

-- Ray

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Kane

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posted 55 days ago

Staggering – just staggering

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tartanjock

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posted 55 days ago

This is AWESOME – I have spent several hours onboard HMS Victory in Portsmouth Harbour, England ( Admiral Nelson’s famous flagship at the battle of Trafalger), studied British naval history more than most (I was in the Royal Navy for 10 years) and have been a sailor all my life and this was an amazing period in British naval history. To see a model of this quality outside the British Maritime Museum in Greenwich is an ‘unexpected’ delight. I tried to go to the website to see more of this build in progress but it is ‘maxed out’ on visitors and I am not surprised.

I once watched an Bristol Pilot cutter model being built over several months by one of these gifted model makers – they are a special gifted kind of crazy, whole other breed of lumberjocks – but that build was surely childsplay compared to this.

I say all this to overshelm my one small query – British/English warships fly the WHITE ensign – British merchant vessels fly the RED ensign – or was this convention not so rigidly adhered to at that time?

Before anyone else says it – I dont really care either – it is still absolutely bl*y FANTASTIC.

-- TartanJock

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John Gray

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posted 55 days ago

Just WOW!

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

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HeirloomWoodworking

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posted 55 days ago

Your level of craftsmanship and attention to detail is truly humbling to us all. My hat is off to you.

I have stared and marveled at your piece for several minutes now in total amazement.

For me this work redefined the term craftmanship. I would love to see this in person.

Thank You for sharing!

Trev

-- Trevor Premer Head Termite and Servant to the Queen - Heirloom Woodworking

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Sam Yerardi

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posted 55 days ago

Now that’s inspiration! Absolutely amazing work! WOW!

-- Sam

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MarkWilk

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posted 55 days ago

Can’t find words. Utterly amazing.

-- Mark, Florida, http://penturner.wordpress.com/

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ND2ELK

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posted 55 days ago

Shiver My Timbers!

Heirloom Woodworker pretty well covered my same thoughts. Thank you for posting.

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Mick

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posted 55 days ago

I can hear the ocean in my computer!

ok, I give up, I’m going back to woodworking school…

-- The name is "Splinter"... I'm the son-of-a-son-of-a-carpenter

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densships

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posted 55 days ago

I THANK YOU ALL FOR THE KIND WORDS,
AND FOR VISITNG MY SITE,
THANKS,
Den

-- DENS MODEL SHIPS - http://www.densmodelships.zoomshare.com

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coolbreeze

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posted 55 days ago

That’s incredible. You have inspired me to work on my patience.

-- Jason, AL

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ND2ELK

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posted 55 days ago

Hi Den

I just posted this project to my favorites with a special note : “When things are taking longer than I think they should, refer to this favorite”

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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macpiper

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posted 55 days ago

awesome work! ever thought of contacting a maritime museum like the one in astoria, oregon?

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dustynewt

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posted 55 days ago

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Les Hastings

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posted 55 days ago

Ship shape model ship,,,,,,excellent work!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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Cookie

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posted 54 days ago

Incredible, beautiful work. Where do you go from here?

-- Doris Oakwood Ga

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EGA

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posted 54 days ago

How is a price attached to a piece like this????AWESOME!!

-- www.flickr.com/photos/egamarine/

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Thos. Angle

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posted 54 days ago

I’m away for a few days and come back to this??? Holy cow!!!! Unbelievable!! If you aren’t doing these for the movies and museums there are a lot of people missing the boat. Really missing the boat(ship?). Excellent.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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eViolinist

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posted 44 days ago

Wait… I thought only gods made model ships like this, let alone from scratch! I AM UTTERLY STUNNED! I once started a teeny little scratch model of the HMS Surprise and didn’t even have the patience to finish it. You are a master!

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SteveKorz

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posted 37 days ago

Wow!!.. Superb!!!... A true master craftsman….

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

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