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.
The Art of Rigging by George Biddlecombe The best manual ever produced on rigging the sailing ship — indispensable for serious model builders. Terms and phrases, onshore operations, rigging brigs, yachts, small vessels, much more. Introduction. 17 plates.
How to Build Wooden Boats: With 16 Small-Boat Designs by Edwin Monk Clear concise manual for amateurs offers detailed illustrated instructions for building 16 basic wooden craft — rowboats, sailboats, outboards, runabouts, hydroplane, more. 15 halftones. 49 line illustrations.
American Ship Models and How to Build Them by V. R. Grimwood Starting with the construction of a half-hull ship model, the book advances to a whole-hull model and replicas of twelve vessels, with separate chapters on rigging, gear, and furniture, more.
Build Your Own Boat by Percy W. Blandford This clear, concise guide contains the essential information anyone is likely to need to build a seaworthy craft, using only two hands and the most basic tools. 73 photographs and line drawings.
Boat-Building and Boating by Daniel C. Beard Construction and operation dos and don'ts for everything from simple rafts and birch-bark canoes to a small sailboat and a speedy motor-boat. 238 illustrations.
