Ferris Wood Steamship Model Shaping

 10 May 22:

The Chief Engineer put in a requisition for a wooden model of a 1917 Ferris wooden steamship, he provided patterns and I supplied scrap 4x4 pine and a variety of wood butchery tools.

Full breadth profile traced with carbon paper.

Profile.

I smashed the 4x4 through our little Delta bandsaw.

The model was made to a smaller scale, so it would not dwarf the wharf on the model railroad layout. The intent is to get the illusion of a large ship, and let the viewer's brain make the adjustment. Had we made it to the HO's 1:87 scale, it would have been over 4 feet long. Deck gear and paint will be added by Engineering.

The random orbital sander and our new set of old Japanese chisels were used for finals shaping. Guess which tool(s) were more fun to use? Hint: Look for our upcoming book Zen and the Art of Small Small Boat Restoration.