Reference Books

[Seagull Shipwright]

I’m very interested in the questions raised and the references used. I found some more references, I have edited the post and removed the photographs as they can be misunderstood!

 

[Bob Cleek]

I’m very interested in the questions raised and the references used. I found some more references:-

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So who's "the Arab?"
When people ask me what's the most essential tool for ship modeling, I always answer, "A good research library!" These days, there's a lot of information online, but online it's up to you to separate the fly specks from the pepper. A tremendous amount of online content, particularly the videos, are posted by people who don't exactly know what they are talking about and it's easy to get a bum steer.

By checking the used book market online every time you hear a book recommended and buying it if you think it's a quality reference, you'll soon build up a solid reference library. Some of the ship modeling "classics" aren't cheap, e.g Lees' The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War: https://www.amazon.com/Masting-Rigging-English-Ships-1625-1860/dp/0870219480# , which can run as much as $794.02 USD new, at the moment, you can pick up a used copy in "very good" condition for $38.80! The good thing about buying used books is that, if you buy them at a large discount, they'll always be worth more than you paid for them!

 

[Seagull Shipwright]

So who's "the Arab?"
When people ask me what's the most essential tool for ship modeling, I always answer, "A good research library!" These days, there's a lot of information online, but online it's up to you to separate the fly specks from the pepper. A tremendous amount of online content, particularly the videos, are posted by people who don't exactly know what they are talking about and it's easy to get a bum steer.

By checking the used book market online every time you hear a book recommended and buying it if you think it's a quality reference, you'll soon build up a solid reference library. Some of the ship modeling "classics" aren't cheap, e.g Lees' The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War: https://www.amazon.com/Masting-Rigging-English-Ships-1625-1860/dp/0870219480# , which can run as much as $794.02 USD new, at the moment, you can pick up a used copy in "very good" condition for $38.80! The good thing about buying used books is that, if you buy them at a large discount, they'll always be worth more than you paid for them!

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[Seagull Shipwright]

All,

Nearly finished reading:-

Last Days of Mast & Sail - An essay in Nautical Comparative Anatomy by Sir Alan Moore Br. Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1924.

I am certainly no expert but I found this book hard work and not at all engaging. Seems the author spent a lot of time in the Mediterranean and the Middle East and likes describing the finer detail of smaller vessels.

On the other hand……

A Dictionary of Sea Terms by A Ansted 1919 a very useful reference book with some loverly text descriptions and illustrations from the actual items.

Hope this helps other SOS members. Any other recommended reading material greatly appreciated. I am looking for details of wooden sailing ship interiors circa 1835.