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Allen Daffern uses tweezers to put in the rigging of the HMS Leopard on Thursday, April 11, at his home in Kalispell. He said that rigging the ships is mostly mundane, but requires a lot of time and patience. On the HMS Victory Daffern estimated that there is at least a quarter of a mile of thread, possibly more.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

Allen Daffern uses tweezers to put in the rigging of the HMS Leopard on Thursday, April 11, at his home in Kalispell. He said that rigging the ships is mostly mundane, but requires a lot of time and patience. On the HMS Victory Daffern estimated that there is at least a quarter of a mile of thread, possibly more.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

April 28, 2019

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Model shipbuilder devoted to perfect re-creations
April 28, 2019 4 a.m.

Model shipbuilder devoted to perfect re-creations

His silver Labrador dozing at his feet, Allen Daffern, 70, deftly repaired the rigging of the HMS Leopard in his workspace, preparing the second of two ships for their final voyage to the Kalispell Vet Center.