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Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings: How to Build and Use 18 Traditional Navigational Instruments

Latitude Hooks and Azimuth Rings is for people who like to work with their hands and who appreciate traditional nautical craftsmanship. You don't have to be the master of any craft to undertake any of these projects--from a simple kamal or latitude hook to the more complex pelorus or octant--just a careful and enthusiastic worker.
These 18 projects fall roughly into three categories: decorative, useful, and somewhere in between. Some, such as the astrolabe, are mainly for display. On the other hand, the sounding line is an important and practical tool for small-craft navigation, particularly in the absence of an electronic sounder. The cross-staff falls somewhere in between, equally at home in the den or the ditch kit.
Each of the devices discussed here--with simple, proven building instructions complemented by clear illustrations--has at one time or another been used for the practical business of navigation, and each is worth reviving for its beauty, historic value, or sheer usefulness.
Dennis Fisher has designed these projects with an emphasis on simplicity and reasonable cost. Everything can be scratch-built using easily obtainable materials and tools, and each is true to the spirit and function of the original instrument.

Just an updated shot of the front with the new plating on top. I got the idea from a picture of a concept ship I found, I'll post the link later on. Still want to put something on the very end of the front so its not quite so flat...

On another note, it's going to take alot more time to detail the exterior then I thought, especially so the details don't look "tacked on". Then again the fun is in the building so I guess that means more fun for me, yay.

A stone ship at the old burial ground in Jordbro. The grave field is the oldest in the greater Stockholm area. It was used between 600 BC and 400 AD. There are around 1000 graves here.

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