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Figure 43.


reversed to show the other side of the fl ag, then both were combined into one image. (Figure 40, leſt )


T e double image was printed out on a plain piece of paper and checked that it was the right size. A piece of batik fabric large enough to cover the image with some excess all around was stiff ened, then taped over the upper image and run through the printer. T is put an image on the fi rst side. T e fabric was cut loose, turned over and positioned over the lower image. Since the fabric was somewhat transparent it was easy to locate it exactly over the previously printed image. Again it was taped down on all sides and printed again. (Figure 40, right)


Aſt er allowing the ink to dry for 48 hours the fl ag was stiff ened with matte varnish to lock in the ink, then cut out, leaving a bit of excess along the fl y edge. T e halyard was set in, the fl ap glued over it, and ironed down. T e ensign staff was built up with a small block at the top and a cleat mounted at easy reaching height for a man. With the staff mounted at the stern the fl ag was misted with water and curled. (Figure 41)


Some rope coils were hung around the ship and building Queen Anne’s Revenge was done. Like any square rigged ship from the great age of sail, it is an incredibly complex assembly of dozens of diff erent materials, hundreds of rigging lines, and thousands of separate parts. It was my goal to take each of them, one at a time, and build them to the best of my abilities.


Figure 44.


I believe I have created a lifelike representation of the ship, one that Blackbeard himself would recognize if he rose again to walk the decks. (Figures 42 and 43)


I hope that the visitors to the North Carolina Maritime Museum will take away an increased appreciation and respect for those long ago ship builders and sailors. Perhaps they will bring their grandchildren to see the intersection of history and art that we call model ship building. (Figure 44)


Aſt er twenty fi ve years as a trial attorney Dan turned his hobby into a new career. For the past fi ſt een years he has been a professional model shipwright and built and restored pieces for maritime museums from North Carolina to Boston, including the collection of the FDR Presidential Library. Dan has been Conservator of Ship Models at South Street Seaport Museum in NYC and volunteered his time as a Director of the NRG and an offi cer of the New York Shipcraſt Guild and the Ship Model Society of New Jersey. He lives with his wonderful wife, Joyce, and dotes on his eight grandchildren, always trying to get them interested in our fascinating hobby.


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