Wooden Fish: Construction of Untitled (Whitehall Skiff)
Untitled (Whitehall Skiff). Wood and rope with objects, 70" H. x 192" W. x 104" D. ©2013
Whitehall Skiff, photograph by Robert Ross
Fourteen foot Whitehall Skiff manufactured by the Michigan Steel Boat Company of Detroit Michigan in the early decades of the twentieth century. The rowboat has a steel skin and was procured in Massachusetts.
Delivery of Michigan Steel Boat Company Whitehall Skiff.
Construction of the boat cradle begins in the studio. Cradle measurements when completed:
70" H. x 192" L. x 104" D.
Construction of the rope net for the boat cradle. The cradle net is woven using manila rope that is 1 1/8" and 1 1/4" in diameter. The end connections are made by splicing the rope using a traditional fid.
The perimeter of the net is made with 1 1/4" five-strand manila rope.
Boat cradle net, approximately 60" x 96".