Term for the ornate stern of ships like HMS Victory
On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:07:12 -0600, cavelamb
wrote: Mostly for trim coloring, ala the Nelson Checker (black and white) with the occasional blue or yellow. Red wasn't really available. Red was the most available color of them all because it is the cheapest. Barn paint has iron oxide for a pigment and is cheaper than white or anything else. That is why they use it. Casady |
Term for the ornate stern of ships like HMS Victory
On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:50:12 -0600, Richard Casady
wrote: On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:07:12 -0600, cavelamb wrote: Mostly for trim coloring, ala the Nelson Checker (black and white) with the occasional blue or yellow. Red wasn't really available. Red was the most available color of them all because it is the cheapest. Barn paint has iron oxide for a pigment and is cheaper than white or anything else. That is why they use it. Casady In the days of wooden ships, the most common color was black, because that is the color of the tar they slathered on the hull. Red tar was pretty hard to find. |
Term for the ornate stern of ships like HMS Victory
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