To represent mast doubling, how much/far should the two pieces over lap? I'm getting back to work on a pirate ship and straight masts just doesn't look right. ...
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INstead of in a brown root beer bottle, what if you put it in a Green bottle and put a small Model railroad led in the bottom of the cork and run the wires out...
I just posted 11 photos of my latest Pirate Ship. Photos are in my Dana's Bottle Projects album. The customer provided the bottle and wanted all the lettering...
I've started a new build. It's a simple frigate. I'm basing the ship a little on the one Dana has recently been building as well as other frigate photo's...
I'm doing the finishing touches on the pirate ship I've been working on for a customer. The ship is all finished inside the bottle, but the customer wants a...
Recently my oldest son and I were enjoying a local fresh brew in the town he lives in. Normally you get these growler bottles refilled but he made the mistake...
OK, I've tried different ways of making backstays with ratlines. This time I ended up winding black carpet thread around a piece of cardboard with a raised...
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OK, any suggestions for what I can use for a ship's wheel? This is a very small scale ship, so the wheel would need to be 1/16" to 1/8" in diameter. The ship...
I finally finished the hull of the Pirate Ship I've been working on and I posted a photo in my Dana's Bottle Projects photo album. This goes a little bit...
I'm not having much luck with a research question. I'm trying to determine the number of cannon and their locations on the Mayflower and HMS Bounty. It looks...
Well, HMAT (His Majesties Armed Transport)Â Bounty was a merchant ship called Bethia, and was converted at Depotford Naval Dock Yard. They did do draughts of...
I just had a local printer print me up a new batch of pre-printed sails. There are six sets of clipper ship sails on each sheet, printed on both sides with the...
Regarding my need for really tiny anchors, I did some experiments with Sculpey clay. I have posted photos in my Dana's Bottle Projects photo album. The first...
Encouraged by recent discussions and postings, I decided to try doing a Xebec in a sample bottle used to measure ozone concentration at a water treatment...
Anybody know of a source for tiny little anchors, about a quarter inch to five-sixteenths of an inch tall? Or any suggestions on making them? I've got a ship...
I just uploaded a photo into the first position of my photo album of Dana's Bottle Projects. It's a pirate ship I'm finishing up. I tried cutting the gun ports...
Just thought I'd throw this out there to see if anyone's done it. I've had this idea floating through my head the last few days that I think I'll try but as...
Hi ya'll!! Just wanted to let ya'll know I am happy to be here. Am new to this intriuging artform and loving every moment of it. I haven't actually done a...
... From: Graham H Date: 5/04/2012 10:48:51 AM To: shipsinbottles@yahoogroups.com Subject: shipsinbottles] Re: Crazy Idea Just thinking, if a short coil spring...
If anyone's interested, I have posted photos of the tools I use to build things inside of bottles, whether they're ships or houses. The photos are in my photo...
