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Some 7000 year old boats, but there is trade evidence for some even earlier: https://scitechdaily.com/exceptional-scientists-discover-advanced-technological-sophistication-of-7000-year-old-boats/

Nice to see it come together. I have no idea if you have to register at the site to see the ship... https://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=245097 https://owwm.org/index.php

The plan sheet for the Dumas 1/12 scale Chris Craft 34" commander from 1949. Also includes the 3 or 4 pages of assembly instructions. From a forlorn yard sale kit that was just a box of balsa sheet. Plans are wrinkly and need to be ironed. International shipping is possible, but ask me first...

As of 8/25/2023 there is a Byrnes saw with tilting table on Sacramento, CA USA craigslist. $550.00 USD, cash and carry. It's not mine. https://sacramento.craigslist.org/tls/d/carmichael-byrnes-model-machine-tables/7658135150.html

I picked up a Dremel Model 280 table saw at an estate sale and it is really pretty nice! The motor looks like a sewing machine motor but has a lot more power. I've only cleaned it up and made a few cuts but it seems like a nice little machine. Like any little saw, set up is going to be key for...

Just putting the word out, the US Naval Institute Press is having a 50% off sale with free shipping until December 31, 2022. Lots of interesting stuff now at a good discount. It's not clear if there is free international shipping. https://www.usni.org/press/books

Ran across that the US Naval Institute Press is having a sale until December 31, 2021- 50% off ALL books and free shipping. I'm guessing the free shipping is in the US only. Lots of interesting books! The discount is calculated when you add books to your cart. https://www.usni.org/press/books

Ran across this site: https://www.navyhistory.org.au/product-category/ships-plans/ with plans for sale of Australian Navy ships. All 20th Century, a good number of auxiliary ships and early submarines, and hand me downs from Britain. Just posting before I forget it...

I ran across this completely by accident- I was looking for the San Francisco Home for the Inebriate! It's the storu of an old sea dog with a lot of ups and downs and a good look at the 19th Century at sea, in US and on the Alaska frontier. And short, too...

A neat old tool and some discussion at: http://www.owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=221671 I hope you don't need to register to see the pictures... On reply remembers using one to make tent ropes in the Boy Scouts.

Down the rabbit hole, I ran across: https://jayseaarchaeology.wordpress.com/blog/ A blog about interesting ships and recent failed museum ships in particular. It is VERY well put together and worth checking out. A few entries I really liked were on the HMS Implacable of 1801, the SS Admiral...

Pretty tangential to ships, but recycled bottom copper was a common industrial feedstock in mid 19th Century New England. Look at page 28 of: https://www.lockreference.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/History%20of%20The%20House%20of%20P%20&%20F%20Corbin%20(1904).pdf Nerdy fun, and ain't this 21st...

Free, shipped in the CONUS one scruffy Craftsman Number size drill gauge with holes from #1 to #60. Old, hardened steel but with a lot of pitting. Should work fine as a drill gauge as is, but lap the flatter front side down have a drawplate. In the real world, junk, but too good a piece of...

I've been a little stuck drawing up dimensioned plans for an overly ambitious scratchbuild- Silly me, I didn't think I'd need them. But I have also been itching to cut some wood. With Columbian Narco Subs in the news and one of those ten dollar Chinese laser cut fishing boat kits at hand I...

By way of a woodworking nerd board-owwm.org- here is a youtube video of building PT Boats in the US. Engineered timbers, metal reinforcements, etc. Napoleonic war technology 140 years out. I enjoyed it!

Archaeology takes a long time to put everything together after the fieldwork ends. Diggin for a new subway in Istanbul uncovered a Byzantine harbor chock full of wrecks: https://www.world-archaeology.com/features/turkey-yenikapi/ A paper about a well used and abused 7th Century merchantman is...

A decent copy of the book "The Tea Clippers" by David R. McGregor. Includes lines and rigging plans for several British clippers and lots of history and information. $10.00 shipped book rate in the US.

An example of an ancient Egyptian ship, described by Herodotus as being built like a brick wall has been found. Better yet, an (expensive) monograph on the wreck is coming out soon. In the US at least we have "interlibrary loan", where your local library can get you a copy of just about...

My 13 year old daughter downloaded a new video game to play for free on her phone. Happens all the time and I try to take some interest. This time the game is Azur Lane. I find it pretty darn odd, with WWII ships personified by anime girls: https://azurlane.yo-star.com/#/ She's having fun...

The Swedish MarinMuseum has a short, entertaining video about shipboard food up at: Generally, they don't like it. There is another cookbook of shipboard treats in English: https://www.amazon.com/Lobscouse-Spotted-Dog-Gastronomic-Companion/dp/0393320944 Again, not the most enticing but major...