This vintage book is a comprehensive guide to designing and building model historical ships, with complete instructions for marking out, shaping, planing, rigging, etc. Fantastically illustrated and utterly beginner-friendly, this handbook constitutes a must-have for everyone interested in hand making model ships, and would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf. Contents include: Plans, Materials and Tools, Shaping the Hull, Deck Houses and Deck-Gear, Small Boats, Guns, Rigging, Masts, Spars and Yards, The Tops, Figure Heads and Transoms, House Flags, Knots, Shop Notes, etc. Many...