I am completely new to SIB's but have been fascinated by them for years. I am going to order a book to get started but don't know which ones are most...
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Larry Edge
edgelw2004
Jul 7, 2008 6:27 pm
Greetings, I my opinion you can't go wrong with Don Hubbard's books, either one or both. I was lucky enough that my local public library had a copy that I took...
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John Fox III
john3fox
Jul 7, 2008 6:29 pm
Greetings Todd, ... Might want to check your local library, sometimes they will have, or can borrow on library loan, one of Don Hubbard's books on ship in...
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Noble Johnson
noblejhnson
Jul 7, 2008 7:05 pm
John, I have six or seven books at home on building ships in bottles (I'll submit a list in response to this query, tomorrow), and almost every time you have a...
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John Fox III
john3fox
Jul 8, 2008 9:19 am
Greetings Noble, ... Thanks Noble! One reason my articles can provide new and different ideas is that my ship in bottle/bulb models are different than most....
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bottledave1949
Jul 8, 2008 11:08 am
?? With ample information about ship bottling available online, buying a book about bottling might not be the most practical place to begin. Some time spent...
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Noble Johnson
noblejhnson
Jul 9, 2008 3:14 pm
Todd, Glad to know we have another SIBer added to the fold. The following is a list of "some" of the books I have purchased to learn more about building...
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T-n-T
maddogandnoriko
Jul 10, 2008 12:23 am
Thank you everyone for your posts. I ended up checking my library and they have an interlibrary loan system. So I requested one of Don Hubbard's books. I was...
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Larry Edge
edgelw2004
Jul 10, 2008 2:18 am
... wrote: . The biggest deficiency in any is that they tend to major on the beginning process and not on the getting better process. I guess that's up to...
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Noble Johnson
noblejhnson
Jul 10, 2008 1:49 pm
Many thanks, Larry. Good tip ... wrote: The biggest deficiency in any is that they tend to major on the beginning process and not on the getting better...
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bottledave1949
Jul 10, 2008 10:13 pm
Ahoy Todd... ? I like the advice the guy in Tacoma gave you about "representing" ships rather than trying to duplicate them in small scale; that approach...
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STEVEN MOSELEY
sibsteven
Jul 10, 2008 10:29 pm
You can find almost any sib book you want on ABEBOOKS.COM. I think I have every English language SIB book. I found them useful at first because I didn't...
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bottledave1949
Jul 11, 2008 10:56 am
Ahoy Steve... ? I prefer the plastic Hellman's Mayonnaise jars as they are less likely to shatter when firing the guns, though ricochets can be a problem if...
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Larry Edge
edgelw2004
Jul 11, 2008 12:10 pm
Greetings, I was in the LAB today at work and found the bottlers dream bottle. It was 3 1/2 feet tall about 4 feet in circumference and had an opening I could...
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Noble Johnson
noblejhnson
Jul 11, 2008 1:40 pm
Larry, The piece of lab equipment I admire the most is the glass still with a helical glass tube in the middle. One could make about 20 British very small...
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Noble Johnson
noblejhnson
Jul 16, 2008 3:48 pm
I bet everyone's tired of this subject by now, but I found a couple additional books hiding under a pile of pictures of ships: One entitled: The Complete...
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Noble Johnson
noblejhnson
Jul 16, 2008 3:52 pm
Greetings, John Might want to check your local library, sometimes they will have, or can borrow on library loan, one of Don Hubbard's books on ship in bottle ...
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John Fox III
john3fox
Jul 16, 2008 5:39 pm
Greetings Noble, ... Sorry about that, the site is just fine but my typing skills that morning were a bit off, I forgot to add a backslash. The correct URL is:...
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maddogandnoriko
Jul 22, 2008 7:37 pm
I have been using Don Hubbards book to get started in this hobby and have a painting question. I am working on the Gloucester Schooner. At this point is is...
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bottledave1949
Jul 23, 2008 12:52 pm
Ahoy Todd... ? Since you're the skipper, you can use any color that strikes your fancy. White lead paint was cheap and plentiful back then, so white might be a...
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T-n-T
maddogandnoriko
Jul 23, 2008 2:01 pm
I have not stained the deck yet, in Mr. Fox's article on the bluenose he stained the deck mahogany so I was going to go that route. But if they are bright I...
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T-n-T
maddogandnoriko
Jul 23, 2008 2:06 pm
So how do you make bulwarks that are separate from the hull? Although I am just barely started carving the deck out was fairly tricky. It is good enough to...
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bottledave1949
Jul 25, 2008 12:23 pm
Ahoy Todd... ? For bulwarks, i generally prefer aircraft plywood, which you can get in most hobby shops and craft places, i got mine from Michaels. It's about...
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maddogandnoriko
Jul 27, 2008 3:17 pm
Thank you very much for all the info. I have alot to work on before my next question, although I have a thousand. Just learning the terminology is a hobby in...
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T-n-T
maddogandnoriko
Jul 27, 2008 3:36 pm
I live in an area without a hobby shop near, which is strange being 5 minutes from a large city and 50 from a larger city. Are there any tips you guys can give...
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STEVEN MOSELEY
sibsteven
Jul 27, 2008 5:18 pm
Todd, Â Here is a link to micro scale lumber and it's cheaper then what I pay for it here in St. Louis, For it scale your working on, I'd suggest the smaller...
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bottledave1949
Jul 28, 2008 1:01 am
Ahoy Todd... ?? Assuming you lack a table saw or anything, you can split a piece of fairly thin wood off a straight grained chunk of scrap wood, mount it to...
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STEVEN MOSELEY
sibsteven
Jul 28, 2008 3:47 am
I don't buy my bamboo shrewers, I grow my own. Â Steve ... From: wicketbrick@... <wicketbrick@...> Subject: Re: [shipsinbottles] small lumber To:...
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John Fox III
john3fox
Jul 28, 2008 9:55 am
Greetings T-n-T, ... Not sure exactly what your needs are, but I get all my basswood already milled from Micro-Mark. I live in a place where it is several...
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bottledave1949
Jul 28, 2008 10:00 am
With skewers growing all over the place it must be very dangerous to walk barefoot in your garden! ... From: STEVEN MOSELEY <sibsteven@...> To:...
