Below you can view more photos of Sheridan’s remarkable wood carving. Click on images to enlarge.
Bird Carvings
Ruddy Duck
A Ruddy Duck miniature carved from pine.
Ruddy Duck
Sheridan’s carved female Ruddy Duck.
American Kestrel
Sheridan carved this American Kestrel from basswood. It’s perched above a walnut base.
Model Ships
Viking Ship
Sheridan’s scale model Viking ship under construction.
Viking Ship
The finished Viking ship model.
Sidewheel Riverboat
This model of a sidewheel riverboat combines steam and sail.
USS Rattlesnake
HMS Victory
A model of HMS Victory, a frigate Man O’ War ship. Copper plating was used to keep the hull free from barnacles, which won’t attach to the material.
HMS Victory
A close-up of the copper plates and rivets on the hull.
HMS Victory
HMS Victory
City of Pekin
Sheridan’s model of the City of Pekin, a canal barge steam ship from 1885. Originally named City of Henry, it was a horse-drawn barge near Chicago. The ship was converted to steam in 1911 and renamed. It operated out of Peoria, IL, linking the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes.
Benjamin W. Latham
The Benjamin W. Latham, a Grand Banks schooner built in 1902. The ship sunk off of Puerto Rico in 1943.
Model Schooner
A fully rigged schooner with copper bottom.
Model Schooner
Model Schooner
Model Schooner
CSS Alabama
The CSS Alabama was a confederate steam/sail combination sidewheel boat built in England in 1882.
CSS Alabama
This ship sailed 67,000 nautical miles in 22 months, sunk 53 ships, and ransomed 11 ships before being sunk in battle versus the USS Kearsarge.
CSS Alabama
Charles W. Morgan
Harriet Lane
Sheridan’s model of the Harriet Lane, a combination steam/sail ship built in 1882.
Harriet Lane
Model Airplanes
Biplane Model
Sheridan’s scale model biplane.
Biplane Cockpit
A closer look at the biplane cockpit controls.
Biplane Engine
The 6-cylinder biplane engine.
Wright Flyer
The Wright Brothers’ Flyer, the first aircraft to exhibit controlled, powered flight.
Various Model Aircraft
Two larger scale models of an F-86 Saberjet and an F-80 Shooting Star flank the smaller scale models of an F-84 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, B-25 Mitchell, and high wing monoplane (Stinson).
Other Carvings
Chip Carving Puzzle
Sheridan made this 7-piece chip carving puzzle.
Wooden Plate
A carved wooden octagon plate with a “circles and points” pattern.
Wooden Plate
Another carved wooden plate, this time with a “diamonds and circles” pattern.
Sheridan’s Workshop
Sheridan Preston’s studio workshop.
Sheridan’s Grandson With Model Cannons
Sheridan’s grandson, Zachary with a collection of his grandfather’s model cannons—yet another aspect of Mr. Preston’s wide range of interests.