ESMERALDA MAGNIFICENT NEW WOOD MODEL SHIP & CASE Start Price USD 699.00 Current Price USD 699.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 11, 2008 End Time Friday, November 21, 2008 Location California See more about 'ESMERALDA MAGNIFICENT NEW WOOD MODEL SHIP & CASE' Description ON SALE   THIS SHIP IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND COMES BOLTED INTO A BEAUTIFUL CHERRY WOOD AND GLASS DISPLAY CASE.   THE SHIP IS 37" LONG X 29" HIGH X 7" WIDE, HANDCRAFTED FROM SCRATCH FROM HARDWOOD BY A MASTER CRAFTSMAN.  IT'S THEN PAINTED.  THE SHIP IS FULLY ASSEMBLED AND READY FOR DISPLAY WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT.   ESMERALDA - Esmeralda is a magnificent tall ship with a 157 foot mast.  She participated in tall ship events in New York in 1964, 1976, 1989; the Osaka World Sail in 1983 and international Regattas of Sails held in 1964, 1976, 1982, 1990.    She won the “Cutty Sark” trophy in 1982 and 1990 and has rounded Cape Horn* under sail seven times.   *CAPE HORN:   Cape Horn is notorious as one of the most hazardous shipping routes in the world.  The fierce winds, large waves, and icebergs contributed to many ship wrecks and many sailors dying attempting to round the Cape.  It has often been referred to as "the graveyard".   Only the highest quality woods like rosewood, ebony, blackwood, mahogany and teak are used in building the model ships. In general, this is how the following woods are used:Ebony (for blocks and small details) English Sycamore (for the hull)Rosewood (for the hull)Blackwood (for the hull)Mahogany (for the masts, squares, crow nests)Cherrywood (for the deck)Canons, muskets, anchors and other tiny details are made of metal (for decoration)Sails and rigging lines are made of linen.   The model is handcrafted from scratch by skilled craftsmen and it's built according to scale of the original ship, through original plans or pictures using plank on frame construction. The hull is joined by multi-pieces of dry thin wooden bar together. Inside the hull a special glue is used which helps thin wooden bars stay close to one another and not split, crack or twist when the weather changes. The ship is then painted.  The construction method is entirely by hand and it takes hundreds of man hours to finish by master artisans. THE MODEL SHIP IS NOT A TOY, PLEASE KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN. INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS - Accepted through PAYPAL ONLY THE MODEL SHIP COMES CRATED AND BOXED.  THE SHIPMENT WEIGHTS ABOUT 90 POUNDS AND THE BOX SIZE IS 48" X 48" X 24" On Nov-01-08 at 10:49:10 PDT, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Place a Bid!