Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska
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Some of you know a couple of months ago I purchased a ship off of Ebay. Its a model of the USS Constellation. In 1795 President George Washington commissioned six military frigates to be built for the protection of this new country. The frigates USS Constellation and the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) are most famous of those six ships built. The USS Constitution is still afloat and berthed in Boston, Massachusetts, and is the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy. Completely refurbished several years ago, the USS Constitution stands seaworthy, but of course is only used in ceremonial voyages as she is now a national treasure. She was in over 40 battles and never lost a fight! The USS Constellation (nicknamed the Yankee Racehorse by the British, because they could never catch her in the war of 1812) unfortunately was dismantled in the mid-1800's after being deemed unrepairable... that's a shame, because she served her country well. She sunk or capture many ships in her 50 year career. A second USS Constellation (Sloop of War) was then built in 1854 and is now berthed in Baltimore Maryland... the last sail powered, wood hull ship built for the US Navy.
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This model of the USS Constellation was 40" long and 36" high.
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I asked my friend David (carpenter extraordinary) if he would build me a display case to house the model in. I showed him on paper the design that I had drawn for the display case. He took on the challenge, and brought the completed wood frame over to my house today, where we slid in the glass that I had cut at a glass shop. Everything fit perfectly, the ship went in and is now sitting on a temporary table, until I can get the one I have on layaway here.
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David did a superb job as usual, but says he never wants to build another one. Below is a couple more photos of the display case. These pictures do not do it justice, you have to actually stand in front of it to really appreciate the quality that went into the making of the display case, and the making of the ship. Thanks for looking.
Vernon
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This model of the USS Constellation was 40" long and 36" high.
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I asked my friend David (carpenter extraordinary) if he would build me a display case to house the model in. I showed him on paper the design that I had drawn for the display case. He took on the challenge, and brought the completed wood frame over to my house today, where we slid in the glass that I had cut at a glass shop. Everything fit perfectly, the ship went in and is now sitting on a temporary table, until I can get the one I have on layaway here.
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David did a superb job as usual, but says he never wants to build another one. Below is a couple more photos of the display case. These pictures do not do it justice, you have to actually stand in front of it to really appreciate the quality that went into the making of the display case, and the making of the ship. Thanks for looking.
Vernon
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