wdbeckiv Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Hey everyone.....new to the site and somewhat new to the craft. My name is Don. My grandfather used to build these when we were younger and as I was working in the yard today, had a flashback to days gone by. Did a search and this site came up. Figured I would learn and pass on a tradition that brought back a fantastic memory growing up with a man I admired.. Looking forward to learning a great deal from this crowd. My first question is where to begin. I have a cool collection of bottles but no clue where to start. Any suggestions? Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Welcome to BSB. Most of us old timers started because of a magazine article or we found a book in the library concerning ships in bottles. Now there are videos available to assist the new builder. Here are a few that we have posted on this site. Some are more general and some have specific tips etc. Some of our members are the stars in some of the videos in this link. http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com/index.php?/topic/10-interesting-video-found/ Please let us know if you have questions etc. We will try our best to answer them Gwyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Nelson Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Yes get a book if you can, I found my first book in the local library. One great advantage of a book is it will have scale plans to follow as you go.. Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fellingham Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 There's a topic about SiB books in the Odds and Ends forum. http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com/index.php?/topic/9-ships-in-bottles-books/?hl=books Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 I've learned mostly from the forums. Read everything and anything. You'll catch on quick. Welcome to the group. Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasseur Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Don, If you can please jump in and tell us how you got hooked? Hit the link below ... Jeff http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com/index.php?/topic/30-how-did-you-get-hooked-and-who-inspired-you/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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