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Typical uses

🚢 Model ship planking
Hull planking and deck sheets on museum-quality ship models. Consistent grain ensures even bending.
🔬 Fine detail work
Thin sheets (0.6–1 mm) are ideal for cabin walls, framing, gratings and any detail requiring a smooth surface.
🎸 Luthiery
Used by guitar builders as a fingerboard and bridge material — dense enough for wear resistance, beautiful natural tone.
🖨 Laser engraving
Cuts and engraves cleanly with CO₂ lasers. Fine grain produces crisp edges with minimal charring.
🎨 Marquetry & inlay
Beautiful contrast against other woods. Popular for decorative inlay in furniture and instruments.

HMS Cheerful

Produced under licence from Syren Ship Model Company.

Revenue Cutter HMS Cheerful (1806) — a single-masted cutter designed by Chuck Passaro of Syren Ship Model Company as a semi-scratch project for modellers stepping up from kit building.

We supply the milled wood packages in your chosen species. The matching laser-cut parts and castings for this kit can be ordered from Portland Scale Model Ship Co.

Wood speciesSelect one
QuantityNumber of pieces
Sanded to ±0.10 mm tolerance
Milled in Tallinn, Estonia · EU sourced timber
Worldwide shipping · tracked

About HMS Cheerful

Revenue Cutter HMS Cheerful (1806) is a semi-scratch project designed by Chuck Passaro of Syren Ship Model Company — a single-masted cutter ideal for modellers stepping up from traditional kits to scratch building.

The wood packages here from HobbyMill provide the milled stock in your chosen species. The matching laser-cut chapter parts and castings can be purchased from Portland Scale Ship Co.