If you are interested in acquiring a Francis Pimmel canoe, or to learn more about these models, please email the artist.
Hawaiian Racing Canoe
Outrigger to ama lashing |
Hawaiian Racing Canoe
Front view of Hawaiian Racing Canoe with its Tamarind floats |
Hawaiian Racing Canoe
Forward manu with its splash guard |
Samoan canoe Amatasi
Samoan canoe of the type Amatasi with mother of pearl and paua sheel inlays
Length: 24" Width: 11" Height: 20" |
Samoan canoe Amatasi
Samoan canoe of the type Amatasi with mother of pearl and paua sheel inlays
Length: 24" Width: 11" Height: 20" |
Samoan canoe Amatasi
Details of stanchions, lashings and brace. Fishing spear holder. |
Solomon Island war canoe
Solomon Island war canoe and its Nguzu-nguzu
Length: 24" Width: 2"1/4" Height 28"
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Solomon Island war canoe
Length: 24" Width: 2"1/4" Height 28" |
Solomon Island war canoe
Length: 24" Width: 2"1/4" Height 28" |
18" Hawaiian Fishing canoe
18" Hawaiian Fishing canoe with western type lug sail and typical polynesian profiled ama |
Solomon Islands canoe prow finial
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Solomon Island war canoe
Length: 24" Width: 2"1/4" Height 28" |
24" Samoan fishing canoe
24" Samoan fishing canoe of the Paopao type with mother of pearl and shell inlays |
24" Samoan fishing canoe
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24" Samoan fishing canoe
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Double Hull Voyaging canoe
Length: 32" Width 12 1/2" Height 28" |
Double Hull Voyaging canoe
Length: 32" Width 12 1/2" Height 28" |
Double Hull Voyaging canoe
Length: 32" Width 12 1/2" Height 28"
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Ancient Voyaging canoe
Marquesan Tiki sitting on stern of canoe. |
Ancient Voyaging canoe
Length: 32" Width: 17 3/4" Height: 25" |
Ancient Voyaging canoe
Fishing spears, rack and guardian sitting on iako of canoe. |
Hawaiian Opelu type fishing canoe
Detail view of ancient type lashing gunnels to hull |
Hawaiian Opelu type fishing canoe
Detail view of a typical old Hawaiian two piece manu, lashed together |
Hawaiian Opelu type fishing canoe
Detail view of a typical old Hawaiian two piece manu, lashed together
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Hawaiian Fishing canoe of the Dowsett type, with sail
Length: 32" Width: 20 3/4" Height: 28" |
Hawaiian Fishing canoe
Detail view of lashing gunnels to hull typical of Hawaiian canoes. |
Hawaiian Opelu type fishing canoe
Length: 32" Width: 20 1/4" Height: 28" |
MARQUESAN DOUBLE HULL VOYAGING CANOE WITH TWIN SAILS
Entirely carved and build with precious and extremely rare exotic woods . This model is delivered with a mesmerizing highly figured Koa base.
L: 37" W: 12" H: 18"
Long: 100 cm Largeur: 30.5 cm, Hauteur: 45 cm
Price: $ 18,000 |
MARQUESAN DOUBLE HULL VOYAGING CANOE
Close up of the stern section with its ebony carved tikis and homomorphous stern tops. The tikis are exact replicas of those exhibitited at the Metropolitan Museum. |
HOKULEA
A contemporary Hawaiian voyaging canoe built by the Polynesian Voyaging Society of Hawaii.
L: 26" W: 10" H: 17"
Longueur: 66 cm, largeur: 25.4 cm Hauteur: 43 cm |
SAMOAN ONE MAN FISHING CANOE OF THE TYPE PAO PAO
L: 24" W: 9"
Longueur: 61 cm, Largeur: 23 cm |
SAMOAN ONE MAN FISHING CANOE
Close up of the stanchions attachment to the float |
HAWAIIAN FISHING CANOE OF THE TYPE OPELU
With striped sail
L: 18", W: 10", H: 16"
Longueur: 45.7 cm, Largeur: 25.4 cm, Hauteur: 40.5 cm |
HAWAIIAN FISHING CANOE
Close up of lashing boom to float |
HAWAIIAN FISHING CANOE
Close up view of finish and presentation. |
HAWAIIAN FISHING CANOE OF THE TYPE OPELU WITH PLAIN SAIL
L: 18", W: 10", H: 16" |
A 26" and 12" SCALE MODEL OF THE HOKULEA
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MARQUESAN TYPE FISHING CANOE ON ITS WAVE LIKE STAND
L: 23.5", W: 10", H" 16" |
MARQUESAN TYPE FISHING CANOE |
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HAWAIIAN FISHING CANOE WITH TRANSLUCEND SAIL.
A FRANCIS PIMMEL CONCEPT SAIL
Price: $ 990.00 |
RACING CANOE
Length: 6', Width: 18"
Price: $ 9600.00 |
HAWAIIAN FISHING SPEARS
AND POLE |
SCALE MODEL OF HOKULEA
A 1" to 62" scale model complete with planked deck, railing and running rigging.
Length: 12", Width: 3" 1/2 |
KING KAMEHAMEHA WAR'S CANOE
Table with inlay work and curved legs build by Francis Pimmel.
Length: 4 feet. Width with open sails: 14 " |
KING KAMEHAMEHA WAR'S CANOE WITH SWIVEL CANON. |
HAWAIIAN VOYAGING CANOE, "HOKULEA"
This scale model of the Hokulea is held together with the same amount of lashings as the original canoe, that is approximately 365 lashings of different Hawaiian styles.
Length: 36", Width with open sail: 11"
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MALIA RACING CANOE
Length: 20 ", width: 7"3/4 |
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18" SCALE MODEL OF HOKULEA ON ITS WOODEN BASE
Picture Courtesy of MARTIN&McARTHUR, The Shops at Wailea, Wailea, Maui. |
ISLAND HOPPING VOYAGING CANOE
Length: 20", Width: 5", Hight: 16" |
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Commisioned Work |
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YAPLUKA 60
Scale model of the French built catamaran designed by Jean-Francois Bourdin
and built by Yapluka SA, La Rochelle, France.
Scale: 1" to 15"
Hull lenght: 47"1/8, Beam: 24",
Mast Height: 65"1/2
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YAPLUKA 60 |
YAPLUKA 60
Pimmel making an adjustment to the running rigging |
YAPLUKA 60 COCKPIT
The floor of the cockpit is made out of Java Plum, the sit covers with faulse sandal wood, the two wheels out of Lignum Vitae.
With the exception of some of the hardware such as railings, winches, turnbuckles, mooring cleats, windshield etc,
most other elements of this model were built entirely with rare exotic woods.
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YAPLUKA 60 GALLEY
Koa, Snakewood and Sycamore were used for the interior design.
Note the "Frigidaire" |
YAPLUKA 60 SALOON
Jackfruit and Hau wood were used for the sofa, and please, take a left to go down below... |
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