For You Lot Forest From Hms Victory
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
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This calendar week I called inward to Nauticalia inward Shepperton, Surrey in addition to purchased unopen to timber which was taken from HMS Victory during a restoration projection a few years ago. The Victory was launched inward 1765 in addition to was most famous every bit Lord Nelsons flagship inward the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. It took 6,000 oak trees to construct her, much of which would cause got been planted inward the reign of Elizabeth 1, 200 years before for simply this purpose. These 4 small pieces cost £270, I've included my 17" jointer to laissez passer a feel of scale.
Each slice came amongst an official signed certificate, I should promise then at that price!
This slice especially caught my oculus every bit yous tin clearly run into unopen to real prissy ripple where the woods had been split.
It was also strike on the quarter then at that spot was the prospect of unopen to real prissy timber.
The publish on the bottom indicates the exact pose on the send where the woods was removed.
The layers of pigment were incredibly thick in addition to I ask to motility in addition to contain this inward a piece.
Two large Fe bolts went through this department in addition to I would aspect to proceed this every bit a grip on a box lid.
The woods was fifty-fifty nicer than expected amongst unopen to real attractive mudullary rays every bit good every bit the ripple. These shots present the woods straightaway from the band saw.
This yielded enough for seven box lids amongst a thickness of almost 8mm. I volition utilisation the other woods for the box sides, sentinel this space!