DHOW Medium Boat Model Handmade Wooden Fully Assembled

  

DHOW Medium Boat Model Handmade Wooden Fully Assembled. The Dhow is made out of stained wood with no metal or plastic pieces. It features plank on frame construction.

The front bowsprit and two triangular masts are connected securely using advanced rigging and lines painstakingly knotted and fastened by hand. Each yard has an attached hand-stitched unfurled sails made of fine linen. It comes with a stand and ready for display. Despite its historical attachment to Arab traders, dhows are essentially an Indian boat, with much of the wood for its construction coming from the forests of India.

The dhow was known for two distinctive features including its aforementioned triangular or lateen sail, and also for its stitched construction. Stitched boats were made by sewing the hull boards together with fibers, cords or thongs. Dhow is just the very word conjures up a host of images, from pearl divers and fishermen to merchants, smugglers and adventurers. Like the Windtower, the dhow is synonymous with the Gulf, and it is probably one of the most widely-recognized icons of Arab culture, known to millions who have never traveled in the region.

Today you can own this unique model fully assembled in your own home or office! Dimension: L: 30.5 W: 5 H: 26.5 Inches. Master Craftsmen spent more than 100 hours to construct this model strip by strip. 100% hand built from scratch using the "plank on frame" construction method.

It comes fully assembled and ready to be displayed. A perfect gift for home to office decorator, boat enthusiast, or passionate collector.

If you want to cancel or change the order you must inform us within 6 hours. We will process the order within 3 days. For damaged or defective items. Send us pictures to show the damages or defects.

Once received the pictures, we will determine if the damage is fixable or not. All our models are handmade and most of the damages are easily fixed by super glue or wood glue.

If it's determined fixable "easily", we will ask your customer to fix it since exchanging a new one may cause additional damages to both the old and new one. If parts are needed and available, we will send new parts for replacement at no cost. Please have your customer pack the item in the original packaging securely as the way it came in. Write the RA# on top of the package. All models are securely packed with foam sheets, peanuts, or bubble wraps.

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