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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