Oak furniture - a unique piece of maritime carving
Sep 3 2007 12:00AM
A wood carver from Peterborough has been commissioned to work on a £1 billion battleship for the Royal Navy.
Glyn Mould has been made responsible for creating the oak crest for HMS Daring, the first of several new destroyers.
The oak beam he will be using has a particularly prestigious history. It comes from the HMS Victory, used by the navy during the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Mr Mould told the Peterborough Evening Telegraph: "It is quite strange to think that such an old piece of wood will be used in such a new ship.
"I am having to use 100-year-old tools to finish the crest, as they don't make them in the right shapes to fit the design any more."
He continued: "There is quite a lot of pressure on me because one mistake and that is it. The wood is irreplaceable."
The ship is set to be ready for full service in 2009.
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