It is with great sadness that I have learned of the passing away of craftsman and fellow ship in bottle builder and enthusiast, Larry Edge. Larry passed away...
Hi, Just wondering if anyone out there has any ideas, suggestions or methods for making a multi section hull to increase the beam and of a ship once in the...
Hi I'm the new guy here. After several years I started building again. Hoping to find some new information on attaching yard arms to the mast. Looking...
Hi, I guess I'm the new guy here. I've started buildig again after several years off. Can anyone give some help on attaching yard arms to the mast. Thanks ...
I'm trying to glue pebbles in the back of bottles to form rocky bluffs (see sample in my Dana's Bottle Projects album). I've been using epoxy and applying it...
Speaking of application of glue. I really like the method on Heather Rodgers site. I used it on my last ship using white glue and it worked perfectly. Take...
Greetings All, Since Mike suggested a video of my block making method a while back, I have managed to put together something. http://vimeo.com/46158123 "A 10...
These questions are directed at a particular builder but I feel bad putting them on the spot so I'm asking every one in hopes that they post. Plus with every...
I've just uploaded four photos of my latest project, the HMS Unstoppable into my photo album Dana's Bottle Projects. This is a fictitious ship (the easiest...
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...
