Carving Clipper Ship Wood
Posted on Saturday, March 31st, 2007 at 11:25 am
Sunset at the Tugboat Inn & Restaurant, Boothbay Harbor, Maine
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Carving Figureheads & Other Nautical Designs $14.95 “When early seafarers first set sail…bold, larger-than-life symbolic images of power and defiance were mounted on the front of ships, in the hope that the `spirit of the ship’ could vanquish evil and protect sailors from harm–thus the rich tradition of carving figureheads was born. Now…today’s woodcarvers can recapture some of that old-time glory in 15 exciting projects….With full-color pho… |
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Jenny Lind and the Clipper Nightingale Figurehead (Publication (Portsmouth Marine Society) $27.99 This well illustrated volume tells the many faceted story of the discovery of the Jenny Lind figurehead in a barn in Sweden in 1994, the authors six year search for its origin, the history of the clipper Nightingale, the life of Boston figurehead carver John Mason, and the life of Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale. Included are photos from the authors research as well as many photos of figur… |