Art / Ship Model

Ship Model

A finished wooden ship model — loosely inspired by a traditional Frisian sailing barge, a skûtsje — worked on slowly from 2017 to 2026.

The build · 2017–2026

The boat early on: a plain carved wooden hull with a simple green and white deckhouse

Where it started

The first version

A plain carved hull with a simple deckhouse — the same boat, before the nine years of work that followed.

Step 1

Building the hull

The hull hollowed out and the deck structures roughed in, with the inside still open.

The bare hull seen from above, deck structures taking shape and the interior still open

Step 1

Building the hull

The hull hollowed out and the deck structures roughed in, with the inside still open.

The planked hull with deck hatches, fittings and the rudder attached

Step 2

Planking the hull

Plank by plank over the frame — deck fittings and the rudder go on once the hull itself is closed up.

Step 3

Mast and bowsprit

Mounted on its base with the mast stepped and the bowsprit fitted — before the rigging, before the paint.

The boat on its display base with the mast stepped and the bowsprit fitted

Step 3

Mast and bowsprit

Mounted on its base with the mast stepped and the bowsprit fitted — before the rigging, before the paint.

2017–2026

Today

Fully rigged, painted, and flagged — named for the years it took, 2017 to 2026.

Interior

Inside the hull: rope, chain, canvas, and tiny fittings packed into the hold

Inside the hold

Rope, chain, canvas, and tiny fittings, all packed into the hold. More detail shots will land here over time — the rigging up close, the electronics, the display stand.