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Detail of the figurehead of the HMS Leopard, the ship Allen Daffern is currently building at his home in Kalispell on April 11. The boats Daffern makes are not from a kit, they are almost entirely made by Daffern. There are some items he buys, like the cannons, and chains of different sizes, but he does all of the plank bending to builds the ship up from a shell. He starts with pictures and diagrams, not a box full of parts to assemble. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

Detail of the figurehead of the HMS Leopard, the ship Allen Daffern is currently building at his home in Kalispell on April 11. The boats Daffern makes are not from a kit, they are almost entirely made by Daffern. There are some items he buys, like the cannons, and chains of different sizes, but he does all of the plank bending to builds the ship up from a shell. He starts with pictures and diagrams, not a box full of parts to assemble. (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.