A fascinating and detailed guide to all the secrets of building and placing ships in bottles, supported with an abundance of clear diagrams and photos. Contents 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; A Ship in a Globe.

Five projects explained clearly, step-by-step through drawings and black-and-white and color photographs. Woven into the instructions is historical background that gives the ships and bottles greater interest and authenticity. The modeler is led slowly through the steps to create this legendary art form.

Making a ship in a bottle is a bonkers but incredibly rewarding pastime and with this guide you will be able to construct your own ship on a bottle and place it in pride of place on a mantle piece.

In an era when sea voyages lasted months and even years, off-watch sailormen occupied themselves creating bits of nautical art from whatever raw material came to hand -- wood, rope, yarn, and of course, on whaling ships, the teeth and bones of whales and walrus. It is not surprising then that an empty bottle might have piqued the imagination of some long-gone salt and led him to devise the way of displaying miniature ships described in this book.

For many, a ship-in-a-bottle is perhaps the most recognizable classic piece of nautical decor available. This fascinating book puts a new twist on this ancient maritime art. For years shipwrecks have intrigued and fascinated everyone from treasure hunters and divers to fisherman and maritime historians. Now you can learn how to create your own unique Shipwreck-in-a-bottle maritime masterpiece. This 124 page text is heavily illustrated with hundreds of color images. Find out how easy it really is. This book details all the tricks of the trade and secrets involved in building these unique miniature vessels. Anyone interested in shipwrecks, or who loves the sea, can now have the enjoyment of crafting and displaying their own shipwreck-in-a-bottle.