trippwj Posted February 15, 2013 #1 Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) I am a non-recovering bibliophile...according to Wikipedia, The classic bibliophile is one who loves to read, admire and collect books, often amassing a large and specialized collection. Bibliophiles do not necessarily want to possess the books they love; an alternative would be to admire them in old libraries. However, the bibliophile is usually an avid book collector. Yep - that's me! Actually, it is apparently contagious. Between my long suffering Admiral in Chief who has upwards of 200 cookbooks and our other assorted collection, we have conservatively 1,500 volumes on a wide array of topics from History to Philosophy to our specialized Terrorism collection (work related, of course) and now nautical themed. The attached document is a listing of the print, PDF and a few on-line documents that are a part of the collection. Feel free to offer suggestions on books I should consider adding to my collection, and Happy Modeling! WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus Waynes Nautical Resource List ver 2 rev 11Feb13 for MSW.pdf Edited February 16, 2013 by trippwj robin b, Anja, dewalt57 and 4 others 7 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
richardt Posted February 17, 2013 #2 Posted February 17, 2013 Hi Wayne, You have done some very impressive work here and it is an excellent reference that must be maintained and added to. I had a very much smaller collection but like you, I am a bibliophile but enjoy the reading more than the posession. Virtually all of my collection has been passed on to needier hands than my own and this has also given me satisfaction. I still rely extensively on the Inter-Library Loan system available in BC as well as all of Canada. Some years ago I lived in Burnaby BC who have an excellent selection of Ship modelling books. A simple search knocks out over 100 titles. What they don't have can usually be gotten elswhere within a week and at no charge! Recently, I have become more interested in Biographies etc. as well as historical naval/nautical novels that I'm soaking up like a sponge. If you are assembling a similar list on these subjects, I would like to see it even if you don't intend to publish it on the MSW. Perhaps I can reciprocate and direct you to more authors, who knows? I finished my first model ship at the ripe old age of 11 years and bought my first dedicated tool: a fret saw that is still in perfect condition and used virtually daily. I can work faster and more accurately with it than I can with any scroll saw. I also get the full mileage from it by using the whole length of the blade rather than the much smaller range offered by the cam of a scroll saw. I sailed my model successfully in the pond of our local park and never looked back but later on I settled on static models. I'm 73 now and I honestly can't remember all the models that I have built. Some, like the Bounty and Endeavour etc., several times. Richardt michael mott, Anja, trippwj and 2 others 5 Quote
trippwj Posted February 17, 2013 Author #3 Posted February 17, 2013 Hello, Richardt - and thank you for the nice comments. It is a labor ov love for me - I truly love to read! Can't seem to bring myself to part with a good book, and have been know to re-read a particularly good one many times. I have not compiled a list of good biographies and historical novels as of yet, but certainly seems like a great idea! Would love to work with you on a compendium of that sort! Sounds as though you have a lifetime of stories around your own builds - would be a pleasure to hear some of them! Wayne Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
42rocker Posted March 4, 2013 #4 Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) Wayne You and your wife have an interesting collection. I note that you have a lot of MacGregor, David R.'s books. The ones that i've seen are quite nice. I also like how you have listed your downloaded pdf files. A great idea. Better than I know that download is around here someplace. Thanks for the ideas. Later Tim Edited May 9, 2014 by Tim C Quote Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section
trippwj Posted March 4, 2013 Author #5 Posted March 4, 2013 42 rocker - Glad it is of use to you! I like the MacGregor books - he covers a variety of aspects of different types of ships. I started listing the downloaded files as I would stumble across the same document again and again and wound up downloading multiple copies - since some were upwards of 30 megabytes, it quickly ate up drive space! Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
42rocker Posted March 5, 2013 #6 Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Really I think that I only downloaded three copies of the one item.. LOL. Happens all to often. I'll give your system a try. Something else that I've been trying to do is to include is a price code of what I've paid for things. My books being one of them. That way my wife has an idea about things if well something happens. Note the word price code, I'm not sure if I've given her the code key yet, so might be safe yet for a while, LOL. No, really she knows the code just try's to be understanding of my "investments". I really need to try to write down my book inv. Not sure if I should as the list might end up like yours. LOL. Later Tim Edited May 9, 2014 by Tim C Quote Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section
trippwj Posted March 6, 2013 Author #7 Posted March 6, 2013 I do, actually, have another column in the spreadsheet where I track the purchase price. Also, and probably fortunate that my better 3/4 is not on MSW, I have a "Slush fund" - each paycheck I have a fixed amount put onto a stored value prepaid credit card - that's mine for books, tools, supplies, wine, song, etc. Once it's gone, it's gone (until the next paycheck, at least). Also got some great deals on books via the NRG book sale. Time now for one last purchase there! donfarr 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
garyshipwright Posted June 29, 2013 #8 Posted June 29, 2013 Hi Folks. As Wayne has said seems that am classic bibliophile, with no hope in sight. Figure I would post my small library and it may help others on what books may be worth adding to their own library. Hope it does help. Not as big as Wayne's but it fits my need's. The name of the book is first followed by the author. If you want to know a little bit about the book and if it fits your needs just let me know. Gary English Maritime Books Printed before 1801- Adams/Waters Art of Building of Ships 1719 -Allard The Rigging of Ships in the Days of the Sprit sail Topmast- Anderson,R.C. Seventeenth Century Rigging.- Anderson,R.C. The Sailing Ship- Anderson,R.C. Encylopedie Methodiqiue, 1783-1787, 3 vols plus plates.- Ancre Dictionary fo Sea Terms- Ansted Album of Colbert 1670- Anonymous The Fully Framed model . H.M.S. Swan Class Sloop, vol 1, 2, 4- Antscherl,D The Fully framed Model. HMS Swan Class Sloop vol 3 -Herbert, Greg Shipbuilding Repository-1788 -Anonymous Album DeCobert-1670- Anonymous The Wooden Fighting Ship in the -Royal Navy Archibald The Ashley Book of Knots Ashley,-Clifford W. Building Britain's Wooden Walls, 1697-1851 -Barnard,John E Ships and Seamanship -Baugean,J.J. The Art of Gunfounding- Beer,Carel De A.O.S Royal Yacht Caroline -Bellaburla/Osculoti Sailing Rigs, An Illustrated Guide -Bennett,Jenny Mariner Mirror 5 CD set -Bethell,John P Cross Sections of Man Of War -Biesty Steering to Glory,A Day in the Life of a ship of the line -Blake,Nicholas Naval Expositer -Blankley,Thomas Album Del marques De La Victoria -Borbon, Carlos de The Sea. Its History and Romance. 4 Vols -Bowen,F Scale Model Sailing ships -Bowen,John Model Shipwright, Vol 1-131- Bowen,John An Anthology,1972-1997, Model shipwright -Bowen,John 2010 Shipwright -Bowen John 2011 Shipwright -Bowen John 2012 Shipwright- Bowen John 2013 Shipwright -Bowen John Artillerie De La Marine 1758 -Boudriot History of the French Frigetes,1650-1850- Boudriot 74 to 120 gun ships in the French Navy, 1650/1850 -Boudriot The Frigates in the French Navy,1650-1850- Boudriot Naval Gunnery in France, 1650-1850 -Boudriot La Belle Poule, 12 pdr Frigate,1765 -Boudriot La Venus, 18 pdr Frigate, 1782- Boudriot The 74 gun ship, 4 vols- Boudriot Compagnie Des Indes-2 vols- Boudriot John Paul Jones and the Bonhomme Richard- Boudriot La Salamander 1752- Boudriot Le Fleuron 1729, 64 gun ship- Boudriot Le Navire Marchand Ancien Regime L Mercure 1730 2vols- Boudriot La Jacinthe, 1823, Schooner- Boudriot 50 to 64 gun ships in the French Navy. 1650-1850 -Boudriot Le Trois Ponts Dw Chevalies De Tourville 1680,2 vols- Boudriot L Aurore 1766, Pleasure Sloop of War, 1766- Boudriot L Aurore 1784, Slaver- Boudriot Le Cygne 1806, Brig 24 guns -Boudriot la Belle Expendition Vessel, 1684, 2 vols- Boudriot La Diligente, The King's Tartan,138-1761- Boudriot La Renomme, 8 pdr Frigate, 1744 -Boudriot Le Requin Xebec, 1750- Boudriot La Salamandre, Bomb Ketch,1752 -Boudriot Le Coureur, Lugger 1776 -Boudriot Bonhomme Richard, 1779- Boudriot Le Cerf, Cutter 1779 Le Batearc De Lanveoc, Brest's single mast righ boat, 1780 -Boudriot La Creole Corvette 1827 -Boudriot La Chaloupe Armee En Guerre, 42 ft Longboat armed for War,1834 -Boudriot Le Francous 1683- Boudriot/Lemineur Le Bateau De Lanveoc -Boudriot/Berti Le Gros Ventre -Boudriot/Delacroix Encyclopedie Methodique/Marine Vol 1,2,3 and plates -Boudriot reprint Uniforms of the Royal Naval, 17th 18th century-Boudriot/Petard Lost Ships Bound, -Mensun The Model Ship, Her role In History -Boyd,Norman Napier Anatomy of an Admiralty Model (CD) -Bruckshaw,Robert H.M.S Victory, Building ,Restoration and Repair, 2 vols -Bugler,A Sovereign of the Seas -Busmann,H How to Carve Wood, A book of projects and techniques -Butz,Richard Nelson in the Caribbean, The Hero Emerges,1784-1787 -Callo,Joseph F Van De Velde Drawings in the National maritime Museum, 2 vols -Cambridge Neophty shipmodeler's jackstay -Campbell,G Old ships Figureheads and Sterns -Carrton The History of English Sea Ordnance, Vol 1- Caruana The History of English Sea Ordnance, Vol 2 -Caruana Vase 1, The Archaeology of a Swedish Warship of 1628- Cederhind/Hocker Search for speed under Sail -Chapelle History of American sailing Ships- Chapelle The Baltimore Clipper, Its origin and Development -Chapelle The History of the American Sailing Navy -Chapelle Architecture Navalis Mercatoria -Chapman Sailing Ships, Their History and Development,part 1 -Clowes,G.S. Laird Sailing Ships, Their History and Development,part 2 -Clowes,G.S. Laird The Royal Naval, 7 vols -Clowes,W.M Historic Architecture of the Royal Navy -Coad,J Early Sea Painters,1660-1730 -Cockett,F.B. Peter Monamy-1681-1749- Cockett,F.B The Age of Sail, vol1 -Conway maritime Press The Age of Sail, vol2 -Conway maritime Press The Decorative Arts of the Mariner- Cook,Gervis Frere Drawing of Nicholas Pocock, 1740-1821- Cordingly Figureheads, Carving on ships from ancient times to the twentieth century Costa,- Giancarlo Ship Models -Crabtree Royal Yachts of Europ -Crabtree, R The American Built Clipper Ship -Crothers Pilots,, The World of Pilotage under Sail and Oar, Vol 1 and 2 -Cunlifle,T Anchors, An Illustrated History -Curryer,Betty Nelson Naval Architecture 1695 -Dassie Pepys's Navy, Ships, Men and Warfare, 1649-1689 -Davies, JD Ship models and How to build them- Daviess,C The built up ship Model- Daviess,C Ship Model Builders Assitant -Daviess,C Art of Knotting and Splicing -Day,C.L Nelson's Favourite;HMS Agamemnon,1781-1809- Deane,A.N. Sailing ships(Dutch Prints) 16th to 19th century- DeGroat/Vorstman L'Amarante Corvette 1747- Delacroix, Gerard List of French Ships,1661-1715- Demerliac Memoirs of the Royal Navy -Derrick Building the Wooden Fighting ship.- Dodds/Moore Splintering the Wooden Wall -Dudley,Wade G Dictionay of Ship Types -Dudsyuis Element D' Architecture Navale, 1758 -Duhamel Du, Monceau Manufacture of Anchors Reaumur 1723-1764 -Duhamel Ship Modeler's Shop Notes -Edson The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain -Edwards, Betty The Restoration Warship -Endsor, Richard Grinling Gibbons and the Art of Carving- Esterly, D Falconer's marine Dictionary 1815 -Falconer,W Progressive Scratch-Building in Ship Modeling (CD)-Feldman,Clayton H.M.S Victory -Fenwick, K L'Artesien, Vaisseau de 64 canons 1764-1785- Fichant,Jacques Introductory Outline on Practice of Shipbuilding -Fincham,J A history of Naval Architecture- Fincham,J A treatise on Masting Ships and Masting making -Fincham,J Outline of Ship Building,1852 -Fincham,J Laying Ships off on the Mould Loft Floor.- Fincham,J USS Constellation, From Frigate to Sloop of War -Footner, Geoffrey M. Ship Models,1951- Fox A Distant Storm, the Four day Battle, Battle of 1666- Fox,F Great Ships; The Battle fleet of King Charles 2 -Fox,Frank Sailing Ships of War,1400-1860 -Fox,Frank The Great Ordnance Survey of 1698- Fox Frank/Richard Endsor Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction- Fox,Uffa Navy Board Ship Models, 1650-1750 -Franklin,John Les Genles De La Mer -French Museum L' Art De Modelisme -Frolich,B To Build a Ship, the voc replica ship- Garvery,R Royal Yachts -Gavin Naval War of 1812 -Gardines,R Navies and the American Revolution,1775-1783 -Gardines,R Nelson against Napoleon -Gardines, R Fleet Battle and Blockade; The French Revolutionary War, 1793-1797 -Gardines,R Warships of the Napoleonic Era -Gardines,R Frigates of the Napoleonic Wars -Gardines,R Heavy Frigate, 18 pounder Frigates,1778-1800 -Gardines,R The Sailing Frigate, A History in Ship Models -Gardiner, R Nelson's Ships, a Trafalgar Tribute -Gardner,D The Floating Prison -Garneray,Louis The Ships of Trafalgar, The British, French and Spanish Fleets, Oct 1805 -Goodwin,P The Naval Cutter Alert -Goodwin,P Pandora, Bomb Vessel -Goodwin,P Nelson's Victory -Goodwin,P The Construction and Fitting of the English Man of War -Goodwin,P Nelson's Ships, A History of the Vessels In Which He Served. 1771-1805 -Goodwin,P The 20 gun Ship Blanford. -Goodwin,P Ships of the American Revolution and their models -Hahn.H The colonial Schooner -Hahn,H Marine Carving Handbook -Hanna,Jay S Trafalgar and the Spanish Navy -Harbron,John D Catchers and Corvettes, The Steam Whalecatcher in Peace and War,1860-1960 -Harland,John H Capstans and Windlasses -Harland,John H Seamanship in the Age of Sail, 1600-1860 -Harland, John F.H.Chapman, The First Naval Architect and his Work -Harris,Daniel G Manual of Traditional Wood Carving -Hasluck,Paul N Log of the Union -Hayes,Edmund The Ships of Abel Tasman -Hoving,A/Emke,C Nicolaes Witsen and Shipbuilding in the Dutch Golden Age -Hoving,A.J. The Staten Jacht Utrecht 1746, Sea Watch Books -Hoving,Ab Marine Art Of Geoff Hunt -Hunt,G Tall ship in Art -Hunt/Myers A Treatise on Naval Architecture -Hutchinson, W The Model shipbuilders manual of Fittings and Guns -Isard History of Art -Janson,H.W. Bound for Blue Water- Jineshsan Charles Brooking,1723-1759 -Joel,D The Great Age of Sail -Jobe,J The Period Ship Handbook, 2 -Julier, Keith Modelling Late Victorian Battleships -King,Brian The Kriegstein Collection, 17th and 18th century ship Models- Kriegstein Brothers The Lore of the Ship- Kelalbery,B Gunfounding and Gunfounders -Kennard,A.N. Portsmouth Dockyard Papers,1774-1783, The American War -Knight,R American Heavy Frigates, 1794-1826 -Lardas,Mark Trincomalee -Lambert,A Life in Nelson's Navy -Lavery, B Marine architecture, Directions for Carrying on a ship,1739, Edmund Bushnell -Lavery,Brian Jack Aubrey Commands -Lavery,Brian The Royal Navy's First Invincible, 1744-1758 -Lavery,Brian Nelson's Fleet at Trafalgar- Lavery,Brian Nelson Navy, 1739-1815 -Lavery,B The Arming And Fitting of the English Ships of War, 1600-1860 -Lavery,B Ship of the Line, 2 vols -Lavery,B 74 gun ship Bellona -Lavery,B Building the wooden walls -Lavery,B Dean's Doctrine of Naval Architecture, 1670 -Lavery,B Ship models, Their purpose and development. From 1650 to present -Lavery,B Line of Battle- Sailing Warship, 1650-1840 -Lavery,B Nelson and the Nile, The Naval War against Bonaparte -Lavery,B Ship Board Life and Organisation 1731-1815 -Lavery,B Ship Modeling From Scratch -Leaf, Edwin B. Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War, 1625-1860 -Lee,J Endeavour,a pictorial record of the building of the replica of H.M. Bark Endeavour- Lefroy,Mike Young Sea Officer Sheet Anchor -Lever,D Anatomy of Nelson's ship- Longridge,C Modeling the Cutty Sark -Longridge,C The Blackwall Frigates -Lubbock, Basil Modelos De Arsenal, Del Museo Naval -Lunwerg Album Del Marques De La Victoria -Lunwerg Sea Battles in Close up. The age of Nelson- Lyon,D Sailing Navy List- Lyon,D The Sail and Steam Naval List- Lyon/Winfield Ships in Minature -Macaffery,L Building plank on Frame Ship Models- MaCarthy,R Sails Through the Centuries- Macfie,G The schooner, Its Design and Development from 1600 to the Present -MacGregor,David R Merchant Sailing ships. 1775-1815- MacGregor,David R. The boats of Men of War- May,W.E. Frigate Constitution and other Historic ships -Maqorew Artillery of the Navy (Ed. canvas) 1758 -Maritz The Global Schooner, Origins, Development,Design and Construction,1695-1845- Marquardt, Karl Heinz 18th century Rigs and Rigging- Marquardt,K AOS, HMS Beagle -Marquardt,K A Most Fortunate Ship Martin,- Tyrone G H.M.S. Sussex, 1693 McArdle, Gilbert Ships, from the archives of Harland and wolff, the builders of the titanic -McCluskie,T H.M.S. Victory, Her Construction, Career and Restoration- McGowan The Ship, the Century before Steam -McGowan,A The Ship, Tiller and whipstaff -McGowan,A Granado, 24 gun Frigate -McKay/Coleman The Hudson's Bay Company's 1835 steamship, Beaver -McKay, John The 100 gun ship Victory- McKay,J The Practical ship-Builder, 1839, Facsimile reprint, 1940 -McKay,L Granado, 24gun Frigate -McKay/Coleman Shipbuilding in Miniature- McNarry,D Naval Guns, 500 years of Ships and Coastal Artilley- Mehl,H William Frederick's1874, Scale Journey- Mendez,Antonio American Ships of the Colonial and Rev Periods- Millar Building Early american Warships- Millar The Elements of Naval Architecture, Or A Practical Treatise on Shipbuilding 1764- Monceau, Duhamel/Murray,Mungo Naval Architectuure Elements 1758 -Monceau, Duhamel Historic ship Models -Mondfelt Spars and Rigging, from Nautical Routine,1849- Murphy,J.M/Jeffers,W.N. A Treatise on Shipbuilding and navigation in Three Parts -Murray, M Sailing Ship Models -Nance Legacy of a Ship Model, Examining HMS Princess Royal 1773 -Napier,Rob Queen Anne's Navy -Navy Records Society The Sergison Papers -Navy Records society Schooner Sultana, Building A Chesapeake Legacy -Niemeyer,L/McMullen,D Ships' Plans -NMM The Portrait of Peter Pett and the Sovereign of the Seas -NMM Plymouth's ships of War, Maritime Monographs and Reports, no 4-1972 -NMM 18th Century Shipbuilding, Remarks on the Navies of the English and Dutch, 1737- Ollivier,Blaise Traite De Construction, 1736 -Ollivier,B Naval Veneziane, Venetian ships- Penzo,Gilberto Rigging Period Ship Models- Petersson, Lennarth Modeling the Brig of war Irene -Petryes,C.W. Warships of the King. Ann Wyatt(1658-1757)Her life and Her Ships -Philbin,Tobias/Endsor, Richard Navy Board contracts,1660-1832- Pool,Bernard Danish Figure heads -Poulsen,H The Warship Figureheads of Portsmouth- Pulvertaft, David Figureheads of the Royal Navy -Pulvertaft, David Building A Miniature Navy Board Model -Reed, Philip Modelling Sailing Men Of War -Reed, Philip Period Ship Modelmaking, An Illustrated Masterclass.- Reed, Philip Rees's Naval Architicture, 1819-1820- Rees's Ship Models from Kits- Riches, Colin A Marine Vocabulary -Roberts, David The painting of the Willem Van De Veldes -Robinson Allgemeines Worterbuch Der Marine, 4 vols -Roding,J.H. The Wooden World, An anatomy of the Georgian Navy -Rodger, M.A.M. HMS Warrior 74 gun Ship, 4 vols -Romero,W Royal Yacht Fubbs -Romero,W Conferedacy -Romero,W L, Art De La Mature, 1777- Romme L, Art De La Voilure, 1781- Romme Ship Modeling from Stem to Stern- Roth,M Dominic Serres, 1719-1793 -Russatt,A High Relief Wood carving -Schnute, William J Carving Ornamentatio for Ship Models, -Short,Bill Naval Achievements, 1793-1817, -by James Jenkins Sim Comfort American Naval Broadsides, Maritime Prints -Smith,E Ship Models -Smith,C.Fox The Warship Vasa-Sculptures. -Soop,H A goodly Ship , the Building of the Susan Constant -Spectre, P.H./Larkin, D Naval Architecture,1787 2 vols -Stalkartt,M Vada Mecuem -Steel,D Mast Making, Sailmaking and Rigging -Steel,D Steel's Naval Architicture, 1805, 2 vols -Steel,D The Elements and Practice of Rigging and Seamenship,1794 -Steel,D An account of the construction and Embellishment of Old Time ships -Stevens,J The world of Sail and Steam -Stobart Shipbuilding Asstant, 1711 -Sutherland,W Britain's Glory or ship Building Unvail's1717 -Sutherland,W Lords of the East -Sutton,J Ship Modeling Techniques -Takakjian,P AOS Essex -Takakjian,P Complete Guide to Wood Carving -Tangerman,E.J. The Naiad Frigate (38) 1797 Vol1- Tosti, Edward J British Figurhead and ship Carvers -Thomas,P The Age of Sail, Vol 1 -Tracy,Nicholas The Age of Sail, Vol 2 -Tracy,Nicholas/Martin Robson The Frigates Seafarers,-Time Life The Clipper ships Seafarers,-Time Life The Great Liners Seafarers,-Time Life Fighting Sail Seafarers,-Time Life The pirates Seafarers,-Time Life The Explorers Seafarers,-Time Life The Armada Seafarers,-Time Life The Men of War Seafarers,-Time Life The Original Ships in Scale (CD) Vol 1 1983-1987, Vol2 1988-1991 -Seaways Publishing Seaways Ships in Scale (CD) Vol 1 1990-1994, Vol2 1995-1999 -Seaways Publishing Model Ship Builder (CD) Vol 1 1979-1984, Vol 1 1985-1989 -Seaways Publishing Model Ship Builder (CD) Vol 2 1990-1994, Vol 2 1995-1999 -Seaways Publishing Plank on Frame models, Vol 1- Underhill Plank on frame models, Vol 2 -Underhill Sailing ship Rigs and Rigging -Underhill, H Souvenirs De Marine Conserves, 2 vols -Vice Amiral Paris Naval Architecture, A Manual on Laying off, 1898 -Watson, Thomas H. Old Ironsides-Americans Build a fighting ship- Weitzman,D The Shipwrights Trade,1948- Westcolt,A Fighting Ships,1750 to 1850 -Willis, Sam The British Navy and the State in the 18th Century- Wilkinson,Clive First Rate, The Greatest Warships of the Age of Sail -Winfield, R British War Ships in the age of sail. 1603-1714- Winfield,R British War Ships, 1714-1792 -Winfield,R British War Ships, 1793-1817- Winfield,R The 50 Gun ship -Winfield,R The Techniques of Ship Modelling -Wingrove, Gerald A Coronelli, Ships and other craft -Witt,M.M. Architicture Navalis, 1671, -Witsen,N HMS Euryalus(36) 1803. A Plank on Frame Model -Allan Yedlinsky/Wayne Kempson His Majesty's Royal Ship -Young, Alan R dewalt57, flying_dutchman2, Jay 1 and 9 others 12 Quote HMS Montague/Alfred class by Gary B 74 gun ship built in 1779
garyshipwright Posted June 30, 2013 #9 Posted June 30, 2013 Hi Don. No question is stupid sir. As far as which one I use the most it would probably be Peter Goodwin's book, Construction of the English Man of War. That one seems to be the one I reach for when starting to look for information, but it doesn't have all the information and leads me to other books in the small library. I do seem to find my self looking a lot in to David Antscherl book, TFFM HMN Swan, at the moment because of his cannon detail in his book, along with a few other things, like the construction of the stern. For intermediate model builder, hum, guess it has a lot to do with what time frame your interested in. I remember when I started I picked up several to help me in the learning process such as Harold Underhill Plank on frame models, along with Peter Goodwin construction of the English Man of War, Arming and Fitting by Brain Lavery, Harold Hahn, Ships of the American Revolution and Their Models, The Colonial Schooner, and David Antscherl TFFM. It does seem that once this bug bites you, if any thing like me, you buy every thing that just might hold that bit of information that could make your cannon rigging better or making better rope. Of course here on MSW it holds a lot of that information that really makes buying some books unnecessary. It would be nice if one book held all the answer's to our question's but they don't, which is why I believe we are always looking for that next book, that and a good read if nothing else. I do remember when I got in to this hobby a list I went by that was writtern by Portia Takakjian, on what books to add to ones library. It might be a good thing to put here on MSW when members are wondering what would be good to add to your library. Also can't think of a better way to remember this dear lady for the things she did for the hobby. Gary donfarr and WackoWolf 2 Quote HMS Montague/Alfred class by Gary B 74 gun ship built in 1779
trippwj Posted May 4, 2014 Author #10 Posted May 4, 2014 While I haven't completed the process as yet, I am expanding my list to include the link to downloadable books. Also have added quite a bit to the print books - guess I ought to update those as well. Is there anything in particular you folks could recommend to make the list more useful for you? 42rocker and Jay 1 2 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
Jay 1 Posted May 4, 2014 #11 Posted May 4, 2014 Thank you for your work on this, Wayne! Here's a blurb I posted recently that many may not know about but is a wonderful resource for gaining access to rarer, expensive books: Inter-library loans are one of the best kept library secrets around (i.e., many folks aren't aware of this wonderful resource); however, most libraries participate. I've borrowed a number of rare tomes over the years that otherwise would have been impossible to obtain. If you're looking for a particular book, give WorldCat a search: http://www.worldcat.org Not only does WorldCat give you information on a book you're seeking, it also lists what libraries around the world that have the book--this is a very useful research tool. Cheers, Jay Cheers,Jay trippwj, 42rocker and WackoWolf 3 Quote Current Build: Ariel
42rocker Posted May 9, 2014 #12 Posted May 9, 2014 Wayne Thanks for showing us your group of books and several other ways to get them. Later Tim Quote Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section
42rocker Posted May 9, 2014 #13 Posted May 9, 2014 Should also add Gary's list of books is great but you should also see a few pictures of his tools. Also Great. Later Tim Quote Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section
michael mott Posted May 9, 2014 #14 Posted May 9, 2014 What an interesting thread, I have a few books but it is a small collection of Nautical and ship model ones, plus others on Art, the Railways, Aircraft, Architecture, Model engineering, Egyptian Archeology, Trees and Wood, Astronomy, Geography, Clocks and Watches Carriage Making and Wheelwrights, and the Environment, probably close to a thousand books or more. I had not thought about cataloging them, and my wife is a librarian My books are mostly reference my wife has mostly fiction. Michael Jay 1 1 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.
druxey Posted May 9, 2014 #15 Posted May 9, 2014 Darn. So I, too, must be a bibliophile. Must add that to the ever-growing list of perjoratives that describe me.... Jay 1, Jaxboat, dvm27 and 1 other 4 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Jaxboat Posted May 9, 2014 #16 Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) Druxey: Betty Ford Clinic has a twelve step for you! Best Jaxboat PS,: So many good books, so little time! Edited May 9, 2014 by Jaxboat Quote
druxey Posted May 10, 2014 #17 Posted May 10, 2014 Twelve steps, Jax? Are those library steps? Stop talking and take my money! Jaxboat 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
mtaylor Posted May 10, 2014 #18 Posted May 10, 2014 Careful.. I think we're getting into Dr. Per's area of being a shopaholic. :D Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
amateur Posted September 29, 2014 #19 Posted September 29, 2014 At least, there is one book less to be bought this year.... http://www.conwaypublishing.com/?p=7177 Jan Quote
druxey Posted October 3, 2014 #20 Posted October 3, 2014 Alas, Jan! Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
trippwj Posted October 25, 2014 Author #21 Posted October 25, 2014 Thought I would update the list - I still have many of the PDF documents to add to the list, as well as the links to where they are online. Enjoy! Waynes Nautical Resource v-7 25Oct2014.pdf mtaylor 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
DaveF Posted October 28, 2014 #22 Posted October 28, 2014 Hi Wayne and Gary: Its a real pleasure to see the amount of literature that the two of you have collected. I do collect books from time to time, especially books from very hard to aquire sources.But my bigest challenge that I seem to enjoy more is aquiring those books on line. It has taken me many a year to get some of those books. They range from the 16th century to present day. From naval architecture to life aboard a ship. Model construction to model design. You get the idea. I read each one when I get them and organize them into their respected folders. The books I have I value maybe as much as my wife, because she necer complains or says no when I want to buy one. I just have to make up for it when she wants something. My hat goes off to the likes of the two of you. Bibliophiles or not. Now to look for some of those books you mentioned in your posts. Dave trippwj and donfarr 2 Quote
trippwj Posted March 13, 2016 Author #23 Posted March 13, 2016 Thought I would add a brief listing of resources on Dutch shipbuilding. Far from comprehensive, but a start. Dutch Resources 13Mar2016.pdf Additional suggestions welcome - enjoy!!! donfarr and mtaylor 2 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
trippwj Posted March 13, 2016 Author #24 Posted March 13, 2016 Continuing with Topical selections, here is an Assortment of Resources on the Original AmericanFrigates. First Frigates Resources 13Mar2016.pdf mtaylor, Canute and donfarr 3 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
trippwj Posted March 20, 2016 Author #25 Posted March 20, 2016 Next up, a very incomplete listing of model ship building related books. I only have about a third of these - Please feel free to offer up additional titles to add to the list! Model Shipbuilding Resources 20Mar2016.pdf donfarr and mtaylor 2 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
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