Looking fantastic Brad you must be really pleased with your work so far, will you be painting or gilding the figure head,
Best regards John,
Best regards John,
HMS Serapis - Scratch Build [COMPLETED BUILD]
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Serapis figurehead is sanded and oiled with WATCO Danish wood oil (dark Walnut). I areciate everyone's advice on tools and techiniques, as this is my first figurehead. He looks good on the bow. Already working on his 3 headed dog that goes under his right hand.
Congtars on your milestone, you made a very good job of first-time carving. Carving human faces is not easy, but you made it! 
I've made progress on Cerberus, the 3-headed beast, and pet of the God Serapis, who guarded the gates of Hades. I tried to depict his heads as: 1) a hound, 2) a lion, and 3) a wolf. Cerberus is usually depicted on top a twisted snake body. A bit more sanding and a final coat of stain, then I will have to figure out how to permanently attach Cerberus to the figurehead so it looks like one piece of carving. So far, so good...
Wow, Brad thats a great effort.
I have placed the figurehead of the Egyptian Bey "Serapis" and his 3-headed beast "Ceberus", along with two sunset carvings. For a first try at carving bow decorations and a figurehead, I'm satisfied. I'm now going to return my attention to the intricate scroll-work that needs to be completed on the stern. Below is how they sit currently.
I like it a lot!!! Bravo!
G'day Brad, your carvings are fantastic and you have got them to really flow with the rails,
Best regards John,
Best regards John,
Need feedback on Stern: Name or No Name? I've finished all the scroll work under the railings and am trying to decide if I should put SERAPIS, on the blank area above the rudder/lower cannon ports. The Roebuck plans (lead class of the ship) show her name in this spot. The Serapis plans don't show the name. Any thoughts appreciated!
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I think the name would finish her off nicely, she looks lovely,
Best regards John,
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Hi Brad!
Your carving is lookin great!
I agree to John and Stefan and would give her a name.
Christian
Your carving is lookin great!
I agree to John and Stefan and would give her a name.
Christian
I would definitely give her a name, I'm in synch with Stephen and John but...I would embose\carve her name.
Thanks all. I'm in the process of carving a second set of letters. The first ones I did were carved from cheap basswood and didn't take the stain well. This set will be out of pear wood, like the other stern decorations.
Finished the letters and placed them on the stern.
That looks really good Brad, I'm really impressed,
Best regards John,
Starting to work on the quarter galleries. Here's what I've accomplished so far...they are pretty intricate, with lots of carving!
Your carving is amazing, Brad.
Thanks so much Ian. I was in Darwin (not quite Queensland) on 9-11 and your countrymen were amazingly supportive.