A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. No, seriously. HMS Victory in oak.

[aletheiafelinea]

Ian G. Brennan carved HMS Victory from an oak timber being formerly a part of the original ship.
Not just a glued model. A sculpture. The keel, sails, rigging, armament.









See more photos and read the story of the carving here: http://www.victorysculpture.com/

*goes away to crosspost on anything_aos*

Comments

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

Wow. That is amazing.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

What an extraordinary thing! I real labour of love.

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for linking to this. I have read the article and bookmarked it for later re-reading. Lovely!