2006-12-26 08:01:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
they build it inside with a pair of specialized tweezers
check this out though
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_in_a_bottle
2006-12-26 08:09:05 · answer #1 · answered by MM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi:
Here are some books on the subject that explain it in detail and the other guys are right as well:
Whittling and Woodcarving
by Elmer J. Tangerman, E. J. Tangerman - a very good book and even explain about how they get the ship in the bottle.
Ship Ahoy! Make a Pirate Ship in a Bottle
by Robin Wright
Ships in Bottles
by Guy DeMarco
Secrets of Ships in Bottles
by Peter Thorne
Ship Modeling from Stem to Stern
by Milton Roth
Sailors' Folk-Art under Glass: A Story of Ships-in-Bottles
by Louis R. Norton
Making Ships in Bottles: Beginners to Advanced
by Lâeon Labistour
Ships-in-Bottles: A Step-by-Step Guide to a Venerable Nautical Craft
by Donald Hubbard
Secrets of Ships in Bottles
by Peter Thorne
Modelling Ships in Bottles
by Jack Needham
Ships in Bottles: Build Your Own Scale Model of a Legendary Ship in a Bottle
by F. R. Berchem
How to Make a Ship in a Bottle
by Clive Monk
Hopely those books will explain everything you want to know about this subject.
Hope this helps
2006-12-26 22:38:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
These ships are specifically designed to fold into a long, slender "stick" (sort of) that is easily inserted into the bottle. Once inside the bottle, pulling on the folded ship causes it to expand into the actual ship that you see on the "ship in a bottles."
2006-12-26 16:09:21 · answer #3 · answered by Kyle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not really sure but i herd that you take a paper ship the is flattened put it in a make sure there is a string attached then pull the string(that's what i herd so i am not sure if it works)
2006-12-27 01:20:19 · answer #4 · answered by Angie Y 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The masts are lowered, then pulled up in the bottle
2006-12-26 16:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's collapsed to put in then pulled up when it's in the bottle.
2006-12-26 16:05:50 · answer #6 · answered by MANC & PROUD 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
See for reference:
http://seafarer.netfirms.com/2-bottle.htm
http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/wdk/wdk1-3305.htm
2006-12-26 16:11:57 · answer #7 · answered by Robert W 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it folds up . you slide it in flat and pull a string when its inside and it pops up
2006-12-26 16:05:57 · answer #8 · answered by jinx 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a REALLY big bottle.
2006-12-27 23:12:16 · answer #9 · answered by Sands 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
did you get this kit for christmas???????? 1 peice at a time
2006-12-26 16:04:33 · answer #10 · answered by tmerring64 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋