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Description » Now on CD in Adobe PDF Format. Newly updated and expanded with nine new pages of content! Now with high resolution full colour photos throughout. Entirely new tool review section including the latest in rotary carving tools. Formatted for high resolution printing on your colour printer or at a print shop. The CD book by Bill Short, covers in detail, carving with rotary tools and dental burs, is available for immediate shipment. It is 61 pages and has over 50 high definition digital photographs detailing the step-by-step carving lessons in both bas-relief and carving-in-the-round. Additionally, I have added a bibliography of very good reference books on ornamentation and covered the methods of carving several of the complex carvings found on my model of The Sovereign of The Seas (1637).
Click to view details » Item details http://carvingbook.weebly.com
03-27-2006 06:27 PM
by Modelshipwright Bill
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Description » AddALL is a free service that searches for the best deal in books anywhere on-line. It was built by book buyers for book buyers.
Click to view details » Item details http://used.addall.com/
08-27-2006 05:11 PM
by Grandad Roger
276
Click to view item » ANCRE - Jean Boudriot
Description » A collection of ship plans and books on French ships. Very detailed plans on a variety of sailing ships.
Click to view details » Item details http://www.ancre.fr/index-e.htm
01-12-2006 04:48 PM
by Vaudry
432
Click to view item » BookFinder4u
Description » Compare Book Prices at 55 Online Bookstores, 40,000 Sellers Find the Lowest Book Price in 1 Click!
Click to view details » Item details http://www.bookfinder4u.com/
11-06-2004 10:23 AM
by wirewolf John
372
Click to view item » Craftsmanspace
Description » Resource for 1800-1900's books free to download. Be sure to check out MENU CONTENT in left panel.
Click to view details » Item details http://www.craftsmanspace.com/free-books/shipbuilding-books.html
01-14-2012 01:14 AM
by Geek1945 Edward
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Click to view item » Historic Naval Ships Association
Description » The Elements and Practice of Rigging And Seamanship, 1794, by David Steel, is a comprehensive English textbook of rigging, seamanship and naval tactics.
Click to view details » Item details http://www.stephens-kenau.com/index.php
01-13-2012 07:49 PM
by Geek1945 Edward
54
Click to view item » Index to Ships in Books
Description » Where 103,000 different ships are listed in books. Not all books that list a particular ship are included. But still a valuable source of information.
Click to view details » Item details http://www.shipindex.org/
01-04-2009 03:16 AM
by MESTAATS Michael
224
Click to view item » Model Shipbuilding in Steel
Description » Extremely detailed article regarding the use of thin guage (0.1mm to 0.3mm) tin or steel plate when constructing models. Primaraly concerned with hull plating but deck fixtures are also addressed. Numerous photographs and citations are included.
Click to view details » Item details http://www.modelboats.co.uk/news/article.asp?a=480#
01-19-2009 09:12 PM
by MESTAATS Michael
369
Click to view item » Old Salt Blog
Description » The Old Salt Blog is a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea, whether from the deck of a ship or boat or from the pages of a novel.
Click to view details » Item details http://www.oldsaltblog.com/
12-11-2011 06:56 PM
by Navarone Don
110
Click to view item » Pier Books - DuPont Communications
Description » A nice collection of sailing ship plans and books.
Click to view details » Item details http://www.pierbooksinc.com/prodsrch.asp
01-12-2006 04:45 PM
by Vaudry
278
Description » Site has many books on Model Ship Building
Click to view details » Item details http://www.powells.com/subsection/NauticalModelShipBuilding.html
11-06-2004 10:22 AM
by wirewolf John
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Click to view item » Recommended Books and / or Films
Description » Extensive list of modeling Books. Complied list of books, Modeling Techniques and practices, Maritime books - (Factual/Fictional)
Click to view details » Item details http://shipmodeling.net/vb_forum/links/index.php?c=22
11-06-2004 02:56 PM
by wirewolf John
408
Description » The Information Seaway is the home port for Seaways' Ships in Scale magazine, the leading workshop and research magazine for the ship modeler.
Click to view details » Item details http://seaways.com/
11-06-2004 10:18 AM
by wirewolf John
379
Click to view item » Sheet Metal World
Description » How to manufacture a classic Ship Ventilator style component.
Click to view details » Item details http://search.sheetmetalworld.com/news/articles/262.cfm
03-07-2007 06:39 PM
by Navarone Don
275
Description » Glenn Grieco, a student in the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University, is a professional ship modeler. This link shows his work, work in progress, etc.
Click to view details » Item details http://nautarch.tamu.edu/model/index.htm
06-11-2005 09:49 AM
by tomse3
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