James Allen Rose (January 5, 1935 – April 5, 2013)[1] was an American model boat builder and wood craftsman from Harkers Island, North Carolina, and a recipient of the 2000 North Carolina Heritage Award in the Folk/Traditional Crafts and Visual Arts category.
[4] Though he was born at Southampton Hospital in New York, Rose grew up in the coastal community of Harkers Island, North Carolina.
His family had resided in the Core Banks region of North Carolina for generations.
[5] Rose began carving small model boats around the age of 10, selling and trading them with his friends.
[4] His first guitar was purchased from the Lancaster Seed Company catalog, and he often played at fishing camps around Cape Lookout.