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Constructing Bow and Stern Filler Blocks

Dirk De Bakker


Copper Sheathing a Hull

Gene Bodnar


A Primer on Planking

David Antscherl


Plank Bending

A compilation from the MSW forums



Metal Blackening Guide

Pat Majewski


Ship Model Figureheads

Shipwright's Apprentice - Ships in Scale Magazine


Making a Ship's Stove

Allan Yedlinsky


Making a Ship's Wheel

Allan Yedlinsky


Ships Stove Plans

Rex Boocock


Building Guide for a Tryworks

Gerald Spargo


How to Make Stud Link Chain

Gerald Spargo


LED Flickering Oil Lamps

Richard G. Morrison


LED Lighting for Model Ships

Gary Roberts


Early American Purchase Type Windlass Details and Arrangements

Rex Boocock


Making a Capstan

Allan Yedlinsky


Mold Making

David Collier


Making Anchors from Styrene

Daniel Fischer


Modeling Small Figures

Dave Fellingham



Making a Mast from Square Stock

Elia Gianopulos


Masting and Rigging Spreadsheet (Updated 24 Nov '24) 

Danny Vadas


The Art of Rigging

David Stee


The Art of Rigging

George Biddlecomb


Building an 18th Century Pinnace

Model Shipway's Instruction manual


Building a Half Model

Russell Barnes


Build a Battlestation

Russell Barnes

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