Secrets of Ships in Bottles

Secrets of Ships in Bottles

by Peter Thorne
Secrets of Ships in Bottles

Secrets of Ships in Bottles

by Peter Thorne

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Overview

This vintage book contains a fascinating and detailed guide to constructing ships in bottles, with information on technique, materials and tools, rigging, and much more. Complete with simple, clear instructions and handy, detailed illustrations, this book is ideal for those with an interest in making bottle ships, and it would make for a wonderful addition to collections of model-making literature. The chapters of this book include: “The Bottle”, “Uses of a Drawing”, “Preparing the Hull”, “Deck Fittings”, “Making the Masts”, “Deckhouses and Lifeboats”, “The Rigging”, “Laying out the Sails”, “Finishing the Model”, and “A Ship in a Globe”. Although old, the information contained within these pages is timeless, and will be of considerable utility to the modern reader with an interest in model ship building. This book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on model building.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781447486596
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication date: 01/28/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 72
File size: 8 MB
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