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The best manual ever produced on rigging a sailing ship, based on extensively revised and updated 1848 edition prepared by Biddlecombe, Master in the Royal Navy. Complete definition of terms, on-shore operations, process of rigging ships, reeving the running rigging and bending sails, rigging brigs
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Whilst I spend a great deal of time at sea and frequently find myself wishing I knew the right knot to use or how to correctly splice two ropes together, my main motive for purchasing this book was to assist with my model making.
No, I am not an expert or "advanced modeller" or any of the other titles these devotees give themselves. I just apply common sense and demand a high standard from whatever task I set myself. Consequently, when compared to the models produced by these so-called experts and proudly displayed on the internet, I am happy that my own version of the same kit compares very favourable (i.e. Thermopylae, Cutty Sark and Endeavour).
For a few years now I have owned one of those very large and expensive kits for HMS Victory but haven't dared to get started. When completed this ship will stand almost 5 feet tall (1.6m!) and I know before I even get started that the rigging is the one area where I will struggle - if only because I always have. This book will resolve those difficulties.
No, I have not read the work from cover to cover - it is not that sort of book. Nevertheless, I have studied the content carefully and, quite frankly, it leaves me thinking I could almost rig any ship without instructions - just by using this book.
It isn't just because all the knots, splices and hitches are explained - so that I can duplicate them either for real or in miniature, it's because this book provides a greater understanding of the purpose of each rope and if you understand exactly what a "gaff-top-sail-downhauler" does then you will automatically position that rope correctly.
With excellent illustrations with equally first-rate descriptions, this book has to be as essential to any ship modeller as a sharp knife. Thoroughly recommended.
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No, I am not an expert or "advanced modeller" or any of the other titles these devotees give themselves. I just apply common sense and demand a high standard from whatever task I set myself. Consequently, when compared to the models produced by these so-called experts and proudly displayed on the internet, I am happy that my own version of the same kit compares very favourable (i.e. Thermopylae, Cutty Sark and Endeavour).
For a few years now I have owned one of those very large and expensive kits for HMS Victory but haven't dared to get started. When completed this ship will stand almost 5 feet tall (1.6m!) and I know before I even get started that the rigging is the one area where I will struggle - if only because I always have. This book will resolve those difficulties.
No, I have not read the work from cover to cover - it is not that sort of book. Nevertheless, I have studied the content carefully and, quite frankly, it leaves me thinking I could almost rig any ship without instructions - just by using this book.
It isn't just because all the knots, splices and hitches are explained - so that I can duplicate them either for real or in miniature, it's because this book provides a greater understanding of the purpose of each rope and if you understand exactly what a "gaff-top-sail-downhauler" does then you will automatically position that rope correctly.
With excellent illustrations with equally first-rate descriptions, this book has to be as essential to any ship modeller as a sharp knife. Thoroughly recommended.
NM
29 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not as good as I expected; true there are lots of pictues of knots, running & standing rigging, but it is (to my mind) badly organised.
The contents of the first 2 chapters are arranged alphabetically, but the writer assumes that you are a sailor and are familiar with 19thC terms and so by the 3rd chapter, you have digested both of these and can now go on to preparatory rigging; which is less than useful, as the pictures are in plates several pages away from their description, and they are quite small, which makes it frustrating and difficult to quickly find the info you need.
The contents of the first 2 chapters are arranged alphabetically, but the writer assumes that you are a sailor and are familiar with 19thC terms and so by the 3rd chapter, you have digested both of these and can now go on to preparatory rigging; which is less than useful, as the pictures are in plates several pages away from their description, and they are quite small, which makes it frustrating and difficult to quickly find the info you need.
On the other hand, this was written in the 19thC by a sailor at the height of the age of sail, with an intimate knowledge of rigging; so, used as an addition to other works, it is a valuable tool ... but don't expect it to fulfill all your wishes.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The person most likely to buy this book is someone with a deep interest in the days of sail; it is not an introduction to rigging, per se. This is a collection of all the terminology associated with rigging and sails and it is presented in both a glossary and in explanatory chapters and illustrations. A very useful little book that is very cheap and well worth buying.
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Of limited value to the modeller
Sadly modellers will find this of limited value in rigging a sailing ship. It follows the deplorable method Dover has with some reprints of old books in not publishing the whole of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Stiubhart
Great help for beginner
First class book for anyone interested in modeling ships of the clipper period or earlier. I learnt many new terms used in the sailing ship world. Read more
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Biddlecombe - a classsic
One of the classic books on rigging, and published in the C19, so of course it's a bit harder going than, say Underhill. Regard it in the same class as Steels 'Art of.. Read more
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