This is not the same boxwood shrub that might grow in your yard. The frames, keel, and some of the outer planking are made of a wood known in the hobby as boxwood. They sell all kinds of wood including woods that are well suited for model ship building. But they are readily available through certain exotic wood importers such as .
In other words, you can't run down to your local home improvement store and buy them. The woods used in this model are not your garden variety of woods. This particular model is not what we modelers call 'historically correct' because the framework that makes up the hull is a stylized method of framing and not an actual duplication of the historical framework used.
'Plank on Frame' means that the planking on the hull is laid across actual frames that are similar to the actual frames of a real ship of this time period. The first photo shows what the finished model will look like. It was the first ship in George Washington's Navy.
The ship I've chosen for this Instructable is known as the Hannah. I want to share with you a very detailed set of instructions on how to build a fairly simple 'Plank on Frame' model ship. I've been building these wonderful models for over 23 years now. Welcome! My name is Bob Hunt and I build model ships for a hobby.
