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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 1810103, member: 41863&quot;]It&#039;s funny you mention the USS Constitution. My grandfather was a ship builder for Hopeman Brothers out of Virginia it Maryland and was able to procure some original doors from the USS Constitution. He then used the doors to fashion all of the wood for his scaled model. He even fashioned the cannons, cannon balls, and any other metal piece from the hinges and nails that came with the door. </p><p><br /></p><p>There was an old PBS special about it and is noted that his model is worthy of a museum except for the fact that it is only about 90% complete. I don&#039;t know why he never finished but he was so meticulous that it had to be for a very important reason, or I believe the piece would have been finished. </p><p><br /></p><p>His name was Ed Berry. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you notice my avatar is a USS Constitution medal, I will have to take a new picture of it to show it in this thread. I also have some very old sketches in my living room. </p><p><br /></p><p>I will update as soon as I can. Great story Eduard. </p><p><br /></p><p>Funny enough your name is Eduard, my grandfather was Edwin, and my full name is Edmund. Rather funny thought.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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