One of the ship types I have to produce for my cog project is some 14th century Mediterranean galleys. The French hired galleys and crews from the Genoese and the Castilians, so it's only right that I have a few in my collection. Three models are necessary for Sluys, so I made six, hoping might get three usable ones.
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| Found this picture in Fighting Techiniques of the Medieval World by Matthew Bennett, Kelley DeVries and others. Single square rigged sail, but I couldn't quite accept the low yard. Why bother with a strange teeny, tiny sail? |
I started with this picture of a 14th century Venetian galley and did the best I could. I cut 1 1/2" hulls from 3/8" by 1/8" thickness basswood, and cut the bow into a point. I added a little forward and aft superstructure and followed up with lots of sanding. Then I drilled holes for steel wire and voila, we have the unfinished product. They will look anything but perfect, but I think they'll do. I'll post the finished product when I'm done
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| Fairly close up shot. As you can see, nothing special. |
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| The lot of them definitely look better at a distance. |
