I built a ship in a bottle

[G0ALY]

Hello again. Twenty years ago, before children, and when we lived in a one bedroom apartment, I used to make ships in bottles as a hobby. I wanted to show my kid how I used to do this. So, I just made my first one in over two decades, and I think it turned out pretty well.

It was made from scratch not a kit.

Have you ever heard of the “Instructables” website? It’s where viewers post step by step instructions on how they made or did something. I posted an instructable about building this ship. You can see it here.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Building-A-Ship-In-A-Bottle/

I also posted instructable on my Beer Bottle Color Organ, and my favorite pie recipe.


CHEERS! goaly

[Melvin]

You sir, are one crafty mama-jama. 

[Reaper90]

Well that wasn't very smart, now how are you gonna get the ship out of the bottle to play with it in the bath tub????



 

Seriously, nice work!

[007Rusty]

 

[gyrene81]

always admired anyone who had the patience to do something like that...very nice work.

[G0ALY]

Thanks for the compliments.

Back then I did not have Aces High, the internet, or even premium cable channels to occupy my time. Boredom can make you crafty. This hobby started when I read an article about ships in bottles and asked myself, “I wonder if I could do that?”…

I gave away all of the ships I made way back then. A few years ago when my Mother passed, the one that I made for my Father over twenty years ago came back to me. And I enjoyed proving to my kid that I really did make it.

[Tac]

Now make a Lancaster in a Bottle.

I'll be impressed then

[1Boner]

A ship with a force field!!!

Perk it!!

[gyrene81]

anyone ever see a klingon battle cruiser or the starship enterprise in a bottle?

oddest nautical thing i've ever seen in a bottle was a submarine...funniest was a replica 70s icbm in a wide mouth clear vinegar bottle...the guy said the stand for the missle took more time than the missile...it was meant as a joke for his father who built ships in bottles...

[68ZooM]

well the burning question here is....... did ya drink what was in the bottle first? 

[gyrene81]

well the burning question here is....... did ya drink what was in the bottle first? 

if that's a castor oil bottle, i would hope not... 

[G0ALY]

well the burning question here is....... did ya drink what was in the bottle first? 

No, About 3 years ago I bought the bottle at a garage sale for a quarter. I then put it on a shelf in the garage just in case I ever wanted to make another ship.

But... I may have to make a trip to the liquor store and see what comes in a nice looking bottle... Just for the sake of art. I promise not to get ANY enjoyment out of the contents.

[oakranger]

That is some good work.  I wonder, why build a ship in a bottle?  How did such of a thing got started?

[Tac]

someone must've been very,very bored. 


you can look up the bottles that Carlos Rossi wine uses. Plenty of space inside but narrow bottleneck.

[mechanic]

stunning craftmanship Goaly.