Bluenose II - Wooden Model Sailboat, 100.5"L

Mfr. Old-Modern Handicrafts

Bluenose II - Wooden Model Sailboat, 100.5"L. Individually built, completely assembled, handcrafted model of the Bluenose II.

The Bluenose, which was constructed in Nova Scotia , was both a fishing schooner and a racer. She raced for the International Trophy, put up by the Halifax Herald as a rival to the America's Cup. She was built specifically for the competition and won it easily at her first attempt in 1921, again in 1922, in 1930, and in 1937, its final year. The Bluenose was sold to the West Indies Trading Company in 1942 and was wrecked off Haiti in 1946. In 1963, the government of Nova Scotia commissioned the two-masted gaff topsail schooner Bluenose II, an exact replica of the original ship.

• Hand Built, Fully Assembled museum quality model with Display Stand
• Measures 100.5" in length, 84" in height and 15" wide
• Beautifully constructed of exotic woods such as ebony, rosewood, yellow and red cedar, mahogany, teak, black wood, walnut, cherry, birch and maple and other tropical woods
• Researched and completely built from scratch, one at a time, in scale to the original plans
• 100% hand built from scratch using "plank on frame" construction method, gluing together multiple pieces of dry, thin wood
• Finely painted and varnished finishes
• Metal parts and details that are bronzed, gold tone or chrome plated or painted
• Fabric sails with intricate line rigging
• All the sails are adjustable with working lines
• With these artistic assemblies, there will be minor differences in appearance

Each model ship or boat is individual packed in a carton box. A wooden frame is used to protect most model tall ships and boat models from breakage for if the box is accidentally tipped over, dropped, etc... Sailboats and sailing ships with simpler detail are packed with masts folded down, ready to display after simple, easy assembly.