wood model boat: build & tour

Slideshow of the completion of my wood model boat followed by a brief tour to show it off. This is from a kit: Midwest's Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack. In the mid-1800s, real boats like this were used for catching lobsters and fish live. This type of boat was a forerunner of the friendship sloop. This is a display model not for use in water. I changed some things, like I'm sure any modeler does. I made sewn sails, added oars, stained all the wood, and added two (store-bought) cats. Also, I ...