It's a toy sailing boat on top of a big lump of wood....

It's a toy sailing boat on top of a big lump of wood....

I got asked by a Navy mate to made a Perpetual Trophy for the "Seniors/Veterans" who sail in the " RS AERO7" sail boat races...

I was given some photos of another trophy plus some photos & measurement of a "RS AERO7" then let loose.

The local bespoked furniture manufacture, Living Timber at Penrith had just done a beautiful big dining table using recycled Turpentine salvaged from an old Sydney Wharf.

I was lucky enough to score the "offcuts" as I thought what would be more appropriate than making the trophy and sailboat from an old wharf.

I also scored from Living Timber's offcut bin some American Oak and some Spotted Gum pieces which I've put to good use.

The base is Spotted Gum.
The walls are American Oak.
The top is Turpentine.
The sailboat is Turpentine with Walnut keel, gunnels and mast.
The sail is African Sapelli.
The finish is 4-5 coats of my homemade "wipe-on-poly" sanded between coats.
The inside of the trophy box is hollow so I've added a little explanation of the build [partly tongue in cheek].
The trophy is 20" [500mm] long x 12" [300mm] deep x 7" [190mm] high.
The sail boat is 12" [310mm] x 3.5" [90mm] with the sail at 18" [450mm] high.

The font of the trophy walls will have a descriptive plaque added then smaller shields added around it over the years.

A fun project using my toymaking and engineering scaling skills.