Building Plank-on-Frame Ship Models

book summary

Tanking as his example the Royal Navy's two-masted sloop Cruiser of 1752, the author leads the reader through every stage of building a plank-on-frame model from preliminary research, through taking off lines, to the construction of the model. First Considerations. Making the Draughts. Frame Structure. External Planking. Internal Structure. Detail - Above and Below. Masts and Spars. The Standing Rigging. The Running Rigging. Some Basic on Sails. Rocommended Reading.