This book has been written by a "real" boatbuilder - and one renowned for a practical approach to getting the best result. It deals with the creation of models of small-craft, such as yachts and workboats of differing types (as can be seen from the cover photograph). The author shows the full process of producing a detailed scale model from plans to deck details and arrangements. He shows the tools needed for the job - including some of those most suited to drawing the hull and detail plans. He goes on to illustrate the methods of fabricating hulls, and the most efficient means of modelling supertructures and fittings. His recommendations for making small, intricate fittings are of special value - it is these details that bring a static model to life. He suggests and describes display options, including a glass case. The book is full of mouth-watering photographs of partly and fully built scale models of small vessels.