CEDAR RAPIDS - Creating models of tall-masted clipper ships and large-scale battleships is fine for some hobbyists, but Bernard "Scotty" Scott prefers to keep his ship building close to his heart. He ...

John McElwee of Syosset with his model of a 2,000 year-old fishing boat. (Photo by Chris Boyle) The Long Island Ship Model Society has been around since 1966 and works diligently to preserve an art ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Creating a revenue-generating business model is essential ...

DADE CITY — John Evenhouse works until his eyes water. The sunlit family room at his 10-acre homestead is cluttered with reference books, blueprints and materials dedicated to the lost art of building ...

The U.S. Navy's new medium landing ship design, sourced from a foreign shipbuilder, was chosen to control cost overruns and streamline construction timelines.

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Many dads tinker in the backyard shed. William Atteridge of Natchitoches, La. was building masterpieces. His family didn’t realize it. “My mom wasn’t all that thrilled with Dad spending a lot of time ...

Longtime woodworker Rob Ecker has a passion for building boats. The Sheboygan man made half a dozen rowboats and kayaks to take out on the water. Unfortunately, his hobby also takes up a lot of space.

As a teenager, Roger Berry took a keen interest in building model ships. Having never undergone any formal training, he experimented using various woods and planks and, fast-forward to today, he has ...

For most of us, a bottle cap or empty deodorant container is garbage. For Harold Dvorak of Rancho Penasquitos, those items are a piece of something much bigger. Dvorak uses recycled materials, like ...