You’ve inspired my 11-yr-old daughter.
She’s got a summer book report due when school starts, and she decided we could build a SHIP that she could make sails for and rig, like in her book The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. The ship is the brig Seahawk; early English around 1832.
This is from a couple of hours yesterday and a bit before bed tonight. Cypress for the hull; Ipe for the triple-trees; poplar for the dowels.
We decided to do no measuring or planning, just look at this pic from the book and hold pieces up and whittle on them ’til they looked right.
Here’s where we are at bedtime – it’s about time for her to whip out the sewing machine.
Bring it on!
Forrest and Madeline
Edited 7/20/2009 9:36 pm ET by McDesign
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Very nice!
Them jolly boats will be a trick
A La Carte Government funding... the real democracy.
Very cool.
"There is nothing- absolutely nothing-
half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats." ... Ratty to Mole, Wind in the Willows
"In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it.". . . ibid.
"And then, because of the transitive reactive Halstead-era seizing properties of the Aboriginal Double Humpback Turtle, I thought, what if I add one teaspoon of clarified monkey paste?" Anonymous blog comment on "America's Test Kitchen"
We love Wind in the Willows!
Not being a sailor liek DW, my favorite is the description of Badger's house, and of course the whole chapter The Piper at The Gates of Dawn.
Forrest
I just went to Amazon to look for the 100th anniversary commemorative edition (hopefully with the original Ernest Shephard illustrations) but had no luck. I have a few nieces and nephews who badly need to have Wind in the Willows read to them. (Not to mention that I really want to reread it for myself!)
"And then, because of the transitive reactive Halstead-era seizing properties of the Aboriginal Double Humpback Turtle, I thought, what if I add one teaspoon of clarified monkey paste?" Anonymous blog comment on "America's Test Kitchen"
best age to introduce wiw's would be??? have kids, always going to barnes and noble and looking for great input, thanks.
Hard to say -- depends on your kids, but I would think 8 or 9 might be about right. The language in WiW can be a little challenging (British English, of about 100 years ago) but the sheer delight of it should compensate for that.
"And then, because of the transitive reactive Halstead-era seizing properties of the Aboriginal Double Humpback Turtle, I thought, what if I add one teaspoon of clarified monkey paste?" Anonymous blog comment on "America's Test Kitchen"
I was driving through a small town in PA years ago and passed Toad Manor."Shawdow boxing the appoclipse and wandering the land"
Wier/Barlow
Was this guy in residence?
"And then, because of the transitive reactive Halstead-era seizing properties of the Aboriginal Double Humpback Turtle, I thought, what if I add one teaspoon of clarified monkey paste?" Anonymous blog comment on "America's Test Kitchen"
Cool!
I inspired your daughter is a very nice compliment thanks. I am sure you have a lot to do with that.
Very good start. The best projects I have done are from just looking at picture.
I use the white glue on mine because it dries clear.
I hope she gets hooked and does more. I would enjoy seeing.
Yeah - she's gonna paint the thing. Will post pix once she gets to riggin' it.
Forrest
Not a big fan of paint, a boat probably should be.
I used water colors on this. easy to use. LUCK
Hey Madeline, How are you doing on the ship? Madeline is a wonderful name.
Don't let dad take over your project.
If I had a daughter I would have called her Utah. Dallas
She's working on rigging today; sails were yesterday. Jib sails to come; we're going to go work on some deck features now.
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Forrest
Edited 7/26/2009 1:02 pm ET by McDesign
Great looking project!Chuck Slive, work, build, ...better with wood
That is way way cool. Give my atta girl to Madeline.
She needs a little pedesal table and a turntable. Dallas
Anxiously awaiting update
they took that nice piece of work and sailed off into the sunset...
be patient...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
I should be patient. I know how long they can take.