How are small model sailing ships put into bottles?

Answer 1

the glass or plastic is formed around the ship.

An impossible bottle is a type of mechanical puzzle. It is a bottle that has an object inside of it which does not appear to fit through the mouth of the bottle.

The ship in a bottle is a traditional type of impossible bottle. Other common objects used include matchboxes, decks of cards, tennis balls, racketballs, Rubik's cubes, padlocks, knots and scissors.

In nearly every impossible bottle, the result is something that looks impossible to one who does not know the secret as their name implies.

However, contrary to popular belief, a "ship in a bottle" is first assembled outside of the bottle, then placed inside. This then seems impossible, without knowing the secret of the ship.

There are said to be as few as 12 individuals alive today who have mastered the art of impossible bottle making, and the secrets are jealously guarded; rarely shared with those who ask. Instead the bottle maker is encouraged to allow the curious individual to ask them questions, and eventually find their own solution, causing them to "think outside the bottle" as they say.

Answer 2

Hi:

Here are some books on the subject that explain it in detail and the some of 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


and all book are available at any bookstore or library

Hopely those books will explain everything you want to know about this subject.

Hope this helps


here are some websites for it :


http://www.mass.gov/czm/coastlines/2003/pdf/c44.pdf

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-7/Ship-in-a-Bottle.html

http://www.emporiumuk.com/products/shipb001.htm

http://www.chibardun.net/~jfox3/construc.html

http://seafarer.netfirms.com/2-bottle.htm

http://www.mass.gov/czm/coastlines/2003/c44.htm

http://home.att.net/~ShipModelFAQ/smf-q100.html

http://hometown.aol.com/mrx3010/bottled.html?f=fs

http://www.hobbyplace.com/ships/shipinbotl.php

Answer 3

As mentioned by one of the gentlemen, the ship is built with the sails and masts laid flat. Then the model is slid into the bottle and the collasped sails etc are raised into the upright position by a length of cotton then the bottle is sealed and the cotton which is unobtrusive is held in place by glue and the cork.result a large object which looks as though it is impossible to fit through the aperture.

Answer 4

The body is put in with the sails and mast ropes e.t.c hanging loose then the maker puts tweezers in the bottle and lifts up the mast which has the rest attached.

Answer 5

Very carefully ... LOL
They are built so that the ship base can enter the neck and the sails etc forld down.
They are then raised using a thread which is then burned off.

Answer 6

This is one of the crafts being taught in one of the prisons I visited whilst I was doing my Masters Thesis years ago.

They build the ship by hand, piece by piece - and then, put it inside the bottle - (whose end {the bottom bit} is actually removed for easy access, and glued back on with a special bottle/glass glue that ain't visible.

Disappointing fact.

Answer 7

The sails are flat when put in, then pulled up by cotton

Answer 8

the masts fold over so when you put the ship in the bottle after you've built it, they fold down and it fits, then they pop back up when they have room to do so in the bottle.

Answer 9

I watched someone do this b4

they have long tweezers and slide the pieces in very carefully and a long q-tip with glue, very slow and careful process

Answer 10

One small piece at a time, carefully assembling it from the inside.