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The Rigging of Period Ship Models: A Step-by-step Guide to the Intricacies of Square-rig (Hardcover)

by Lennarth Petersson (Author)

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Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Chatham Publishing (1 Jul 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1861760612
ISBN-13: 978-1861760616
Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 20.8 x 1.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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The rigging of period ship models is arguably the most complex task which any modeller has to take on. The very scale of the work is daunting. An eighteenth-century man-o-war boasted mile upon mile of rigging, over 1,000 blocks and acres of canvas. This book aims to make the modeller's job logical and straightforward. The author has, after studying numerous eighteenth-century models now located in museums, drawn some 400 diagrams which show clearly how each separate item of rigging is fitted to the masts, yards and sails. Each drawing deals with only one particular aspect so allowing the reader to see it in isolation. For instance, the fore deadeyes and channels are shown before the shrouds are added, and these in turn are depicted before the ratlines are added; and the backstays are shown without the shrouds confusing the image. Clear headings and concise captions add to the ease with which the book can be used. Whether a modelmaker needs to rig a whole sip or just requires information on one aspect, it should all be here.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!, 18 Jan 2003

By	A. J. Watson "Bones" (Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Boy, I wish I'd got this first, instead of some other books - this is just brilliant.
This book does just what its title says, teaches you in oh-so-easy steps how to rig a period ship. It makes no pretence at describing the different sizes of rigging and blocks (other books provide that info), but it does tell you exactly where each line is attached, which blocks it runs through, and, most importantly, where it is belayed ... in full-page, easy-to-understand line drawings, with all extraneous detail removed, and call-outs showing which is what. As one browses through, it all becomes clear ... rigging is not arbitrary, there are rules, and they make real sense when presented in this accessible manner.
The body of the book has ONE page of text - the rest is ALL graphics - brilliant!
In another review, I complained about that book's lack of clarity on belaying-points; this book tackles that problem in spades!
Anyone requiring a book on accurate routing of running and standing rigging need look no further - gets my 5 stars!

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5.0 out of 5 stars It is, what it says it is. Very clarifying book., 21 Aug 2007

By	Kontozoglou Stylianos (Athens GR) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having built a couple of plank on frame period models and being frustrated by the lack of specific instructions about where to tie this #%@**&^ line to, I found this book very revealing. What it lacks in text, it provides in drawings. It describes the standing and running rigging of a three masted ship (HMS Melampus-a frigate) but the basic idea is the same for all square rigged sailling vessels (as well as for some fore-and-aft rigged ones). I recomend it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Model Period Ship rigging, 13 April 2009

By	D. Leaton (Norfolk, U.K.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Although the included kit-plans for rigging period ship models by the manufacturer are sufficient, I tend to go for more 'realism' and this book is absolutely perfect for finding rigging,lines etc I never knew existed. Perfect.

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