Man carving ship's figurehead

Carving Himself A Fortune: The Ship's Figurehead, that proud bare-breasted sexy lady of the sea who for so long was the soft spot for sailors is now being revived after so long being allowed to rot. Rarely seen at sea today, the wide-eyed ladies are more commonly found in the gardens of Old Sailors, outside naval establishment in pubs.There are only two men in Britain who still carve figureheads, one of whom is Mr Charles Moore who works in Treworthal, Cornwall. He did not begin carving until about eight years ago. the he as 51 (he's now 66) the was director of a clock-making company in London. Pressures of work decided him to sell up and settle in Cornwall. It was a big decision, he says. I've never regretted it though. When I hurt my back eight years ago I took up wood carving, fond I was good at it and I have never looked back. I've Carved 68 figure heads, I suppose the most famous is the Britannia that I made for the restaurant of the linear, Queen Elizabeth II. Because of the shortage of the figurehead, the originals can change hands at more than, 300. The new ones carved by Mr.Moore cost between 00 and 00

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