Ships
in Bottles
by Guy DeMarco
Softcover
215 x 280mm
64pp
Published by Schiffer Publishing, West Chester, Pennsylvania USA
R.R.P.$29.90
ISBN 0-7643-0999-4
Extract from back cover of book:
Five projects of graduated difficulty are explained clearly step-by-step through drawings, black and white, and colour photographs. Woven into the instructions is historical background giving the ships and bottles greater interest and authenticity. Guy DeMarco leads the modeler slowly through the steps to create this legendary art form.
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Preface
Chapter
One - Bottle Choice and Sea Preparation
The container for the thing contained,
always different, always a challenge.
Chapter
Two - Tools and Materials
Wherein the crafty mariner learned to improvise.
Chapter
Three - Hulls, Masts, and Spars
The ancient art of woodcarving, shaping
and assembling
Chapter
Four - Rigging and Sails
Tying
of strings, splicing of cord, and hoisting of sails
Chapter
Five - Insertion and Erection
Tis not complete 'til it's sealed
Chapter
Six - Hudson River Sloop Victorine, circa 1850
Commerce of the time, lifeblood
of a nation
Chapter
Seven - Schooner Yacht America, circa 1851
The Cup, the glory, and the
legend
Chapter
Eight - California Lumber Schooner Forester, circa 1900
Unsung hero, draught
horse of the Pacific
Chapter
Nine - Baltimore Built Clipper Privateer, circa 1815
To sail free, against
all flags
Chapter
Ten - Confederate Raider C.S.S. Alabama
True to a cause, gallantry and
chivalry on the sea
Afterword
Glossary of Nautical Terms and Expressions
Appendix