Tall Ship Timbers - Boston Navy Yard

[Fireengines]

A friend of mine hooked by up with two boards that came from timbers that were purchase around 1860 to repair US Navy sailing ships (tall ships) at the Charleston (Boston) Navy Yard.

The Live Oak and White Oak timbers came from Ohio and have inventory markings on them that were placed there by the manufactures.

Here is the story:

Lucky find in Charlestown saves whaler's restoration - The Boston Globe

I have not received the boards yet so I really don't know how much I will be getting. I think this wood is a keeper!

Photo 1 - Pretty poor photo of the wood
Photo 2 - Photo of beam with inventory markings
Photo 3 - USS Wabash at Boston Navy Yard, while serving as receiving ship in 1885. She is berthed off the Timber Dock of the Boston Navy Yard. Note the gate to the dock at the bow of the ship. US Navy photo, Boston National Historical Park Collection
Photo 4 - Hewing timber for ship from Library of Congress, unknown date or location

 

[Dan Masshardt]

Very cool.

Do you need my address? ;-)

 

[healeydays]

Wow, I've been trying to talk them out of some of the scraps for years...

 

[Fireengines]

Here is the wood cut up, in the shop, and ready to make blanks. This wood is tough!

 

[healeydays]

The Constitution wasn't nicknamed Old Ironsides for nothing...

 

[Fireengines]

Here is the first pen made from this historic wood.

 

[Parshooter11]

Very cool!