HMS Cheerful — Official Wood Bundle Configuration
Authorized timber and material specification for the cutter HMS Cheerful — species characteristics, grain selection criteria and full material allocation.
- Ship
- HMS Cheerful (1806)
- Kit maker
- Syren Ship Model Company
- Scale
- 1:48 (1/4" Scale)
- Tolerance
- ±0.10 mm thickness
Material selection & tolerances
This landing resource hosts the verified material specifications for the historic cutter HMS Cheerful blueprints. Utilizing the official cutting lists, we precision-mill each bundle to guarantee zero knot distortions and perfectly straight grain definition for clean hull and deck planking lines. Select your target species below to view the configuration.
Designer attribution & plan access
The HMS Cheerful (1806) design was created by Chuck Passaro of Syren Ship Model Company. The official hull drawings, construction tutorials, build logs and community support for this project are hosted on the Dry Dock Modeler community forum.
To download the plans and view the build materials, you must join the forum and agree to the terms stated there.
View plans, tutorials and terms on Dry Dock Modeler →Species specification for this design
Alaskan Yellow Cedar
Specified for the broad deck and hull runs — sands without fuzzing, takes a clean blade profile and stays dimensionally calm over a long build.
Alaskan Yellow Cedar material data →Castello Boxwood
Framing, bulwark detail and any component that must keep a sharp arris at 1:48. Dense enough to carve without tear-out.
Castello Boxwood material data →Steamed Swiss Pear
An alternative hull specification where a warmer tone is wanted against pale cedar decking.
Steamed Swiss Pear material data →
Official Configuration — Verified against the designer's original documentation
Full material allocation — HMS Cheerful (1806)
The complete strip and sheet allocation for this design opens in the specification calculator with the kit already selected. Choose the species and every dimension, quantity and tolerance is listed line by line, editable to match your own plank tapering and framing decisions.