The model under construction is in 3/16” = 1 foot scale. The original Hahn plans (1/8”=1ft) were enlarged and scaled up, and the hull constructed in the “Hahn method”, that is, upside down on a building jig.

The frames are hard maple. The hull planked in red oak. The deck beams and most detail work is maple. The stern carvings done in maple are too coarse and will be redone in boxwood. The boxwood was obtained from a neighbor in Virginia when some American boxwood hedges were removed during landscape revisions.

The masts and spars will be hard maple. At this point in construction, the cordage has not been made up, and I am uncertain whether I will use linen or cotton for the rigging. Each has some advantages; both have disadvantages.

The model is entirely scratch-built. No purchased fittings have been used.

One nice thing about using the Hahn method, is that it is particularly good for models that may spend a great deal of time on the shelf or being moved about. I built a box to hold the model, much as Hahn described, and it served well to protect and store it over three year construction hiatus.