Posted by John Nichols on April 02, 2009 at 13:38:04 user Mcneacail.
In Reply to: Re: Braithwaite and Lewthwaite, was Owdon posted by 3rdamazon on March 30, 2009 at 14:25:23:
Shortages of materials have always hampered society and in some interesting ways AR shows these shortages, but with kindness and some intents a touch of humour. The Death or Glories are one example of what I woul call scroungers, they live a life many of us would envy, yet do it on almost no money.
I would have liked to use a Norway Pole for the Mary Anne, but that proved difficult when I was buying timber, so she has a mahogany mast from the Phillipines.
This is a picture of the Mary Anne.
JMN