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Dhow Tang (Jewel of Muscat)
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Dhow Tang Ship (Jewel of Muscat) Model Ship
The Dhow Tang Ship (Jewel of Muscat) was a Arabian dhow ship.
About the Dhow Tang Ship (Jewel of Muscat) Wooden Scale Model Ship
The Dhow Tang Ship (Jewel of Muscat) was custom built from the following information:
- The drawings that are based on the design of the Belitung shipwreck, an Arabian dhow that was found off the coast of Belitung Island, Indonesia, in 1998 and subsequently salvaged.
- A life size model of The Jewel of Muscat at the Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium in Singapore.
About the construction of the Dhow Tang Ship (Jewel of Muscat) Wooden Scale Model Ship
- The hull is built using the Double Plank-on-Bulkhead construction method
- The bulkheads and keel are cut from marine grade pine plywood
- The first layer of planking is done plank by plank using Mahogany planks
- The second layer of planking is done using Mahogany Veneer strips
- The deck is made of Anagre, a light brown timber from the Amazon
- The gunwale and stringers are made of American Walnut
- The fife rails and pin racks are made of American Walnut
- The deckhouses and gangways are made of Teak
- The masts and yards are made of Mahogany dowels
- The sails and ropes are made of linen
- The model is painted with acrylic paint
- The ornaments are cold cast in bronze and painted
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