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 Riding The Waves, TM044

Riding The Waves

Sail raised, comfortably sitting at the rudder. Smoking a pipe. A sailor's dream.

Using sharp chisels, craftsmen cut the steel plate into shape and hammer the edges. Others bend, cast and attach the wire hung counterweight and check balance and swing. Village painters hand paint faces and important details. Apprentices do base paint and more mundane details. The distressed finish is the result of an old and proven system of combined layers of paint of slightly different composition. The final step is a hand rub with dark colored beeswax giving it the final finish and feel. In the manner of their antique predecessors, our balance toys are true originals.

All designs are copyrighted by Authentic Models. Each one comes with a numbered metal tag confirming that these are made in limited numbers.  

23.5" tall

TM044

Regular Price $100.00

Your Price $84.00 plus $11.95 S/H (U.S. and Canada only!)

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Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days.

If ordering more than one, second item shipping is $5.95

A Little Riding The Waves Information


When it comes to sailing, riding the waves is, in my humble opinion, the best way to sail. Being wing and wing, having the main out to one side and the foresail out to the other side and the wind coming right from behind, it's heavenly. If the waves aren't too big that is. When the waves start to get larger, you start to surf and that can be fun but it starts to take a little more concentration to keep the boat on track. The boat can slew a little to one side and then you run the risk of the boom moving from one side of the boat to the other.

Doesn't sound like too much of a problem except that boom, loaded up with a bunch of sail area, can come across like a freight train. If you happen to be in the way, especially if your head happens to be in the way, it's lights out! You'd be lucky if you only got knocked out and not knocked over the side. But I digress. On those wonderful days when the wind is just right and the seas are just right and the temperature is just right, you can lay out in the cockpit and sail along like you don't have a care in the world. Riding the waves is a wonderful way to go!

As for our Riding The Waves Balance Toy, it is completely hand made from recycled metal, hand forged and painted. Each piece is hand waxed in the final stage to give it that warm and subtle shine. Colorful and whimsical decor; seasonal or year round. A beautiful addition to your home, or as a gift!


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