Picture 1 of 2
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 2
Stock photo
Ship Model Builder's Assistant by Charles G. Davis (Paperback, 1989)
BookBox Bargain Books (157156)
100% positive Feedback
Price:
£9.99
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
- Buy it nowShip Model Builder's Assistant by Charles G. Davis (Paperback) New Book
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Information
Indispensable for the serious model builder, this book offers hobbyists a true understanding of the masting, rigging, and most important fittings of American clipper ships and packet ships of the Great Age of Sail. It also represents a treasury of important information for naval and social historians, sailing enthusiasts, and students of Americana. Enhanced with over 270 clear, detailed drawings of ships' components, this volume gives the model builder a deep understanding of the workings of a fully rigged and appointed sailing ship. After initial chapters on varying types of ship models, including the built-up model and wooden-sail models, the author devotes individual chapters to the masting of ships, mastheads, the standing rigging, the running rigging, foot-ropes, the blocks, steering wheels, the ship's galley, pumps, ship ironwork, copper sheathing, the ground tackle, gun ports, boats, and davits. He includes as well invaluable tables and lists of data that offer opportunities to compare vital statistics on rigging, masting, and more. Charles G. Davis was a well-known naval architect, shipbuilder, master seaman, racing yachtsman, and nautical chronicler. His lifelong love affair with the great ships of the past resulted in several classic works on ships and ship model building. The present volume is one of the latter, an extremely thorough, practical, and readable guide to building ship models in authentic detail and in proper proportion. In all, The Ship Model Builder's Assistant offers a treasury of both descriptive and how-to information essential to model builders and highly enlightening for all fascinated by the great sailing ships of America's past.Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications Inc.
ISBN-139780486255842
eBay Product ID (ePID)91342664
Product Key Features
Book TitleShip Model Builder's Assistant
AuthorCharles G. Davis
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHobbies
Publication Year1989
Number of Pages288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height215mm
Item Width137mm
Item Weight314g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorCharles G. Davis
Series TitleDover Woodworking
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
All listings for this product
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 11 Feb, 2020
Perfect accompaniment to the author's 'The built up ship model'
Described as very good, but in fact was as new! Very pleased. Already knew the contents were what I wantedVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 27 May, 2024
The book is very technical and I would say it has a limited use for the average modeller. It is a very small book which is a little difficult to read.
The book is very technical and I would say it has a limited use for the average modeller. It is a very small book which is a little difficult to read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Sep, 2018
Illuminating
Full of information and good references. Checking up a point could save mistakes, e.g., where do the futtock shrouds end?Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 17 Jun, 2022
Good read
Excellent bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
