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Progress on the Pennsylvania's bow. The figurehead and scroll work were carved months ago and were used in a display at a local museum. So, the most time consuming portion of this was already done. That is why this part seems to be going so quickly.

Now that the balcony railing of the Pennsylvania is on I think I can call the stern done.

Thank you!

One side of the bow on the Pennsylvania is done except for the decoration.

One side of the bow on the Pennsylvania is done except for the decoration.

Except for the balcony railing, the stern decorations are done. Starting bow work now.

Yes, I have it.

Starting bow work now. Just so you know, it is not that I work fast, it is just that I made things like the bowsprit, yards, masts, and carvings even before I had the bulkheads and keel cut.

The stern and quarter galleries on the Pennsylvania are almost done. Only the balcony railing is left.

I do not think the balcony was functional. It is only around 3' high. Here are a couple photos of my second build of her.

Carved the balcony supports and decorations between the lower stern windows. The piece on the hull with all the carvings on it for the other side will need to be redone. Somehow it got brushed off my work bench top onto the floor. No I did not step on it. My grand daughter came into my shop...

I am not certain which one(s) they will go to. Speaking with Vice Admiral Samuel Cox I got the impression they would be scattered amongst several different ones in groups of 3 or 4 and rotating among them. Norfork and The Naval academy for certain.

The title of this thread could have been better. This is the 2nd USS Pennsylvania I am building. I have built 12 other ships. They are all going to the US Navy museum system this fall. I am re making a few of my favorites for myself. Web search "ships burned at Gosport Harbor April 1861" I...

Doing a little work on Pennsylvania's quarter galleries.

The quarter gallery windows are all framed on the Pennsylvania

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The hull of the Pennsylvania is finished with the copper sheathing.

The hull of the Pennsylvania is finished with the copper sheathing.

I do not own or have used one myself, but, here is a demo of it on You Tube. www.youtube.com/wkkatch?v=0NphqLKpJds

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