Charles G Davis
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Invaluable guide offers detailed descriptions, drawings of masting, rigging and major fittings of American clippers and packets of the Great Age of Sail. Also includes a wealth of details on deck furniture of various types of vessels from different periods. Nearly 280 line drawings give the model builder a deep understanding of the workings of a fully rigged and appointed ship.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
Complete, step-by-step instructions for building schooners, galleons, clipper ships, more. Includes scale plans for 1846 clipper ship Sea Witch. Excellent guide for both the novice and the practiced woodworker - from the first steps in selecting proper materials to final task of painting the model. Over 150 photographs.
Author
Publisher
Dover
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
A highly detailed, superbly illustrated manual introducing serious model builders to the hand-crafting of ship models from the bottom up, exactly as real ships were built in shipyards. The model is the 16-gun United States brig Lexington, in active service during the Revolution. Not for beginners. 133 illustrations.
