How a Ship in a Bottle Is Made

Ships come in many shapes and sizes—including ones that fit in bottles. Dive deeper: https://www.popularmechanics.com/cult... Jim Goodwin, a retired geologist, started out making model ships sans bottles, but eventually decided to take his ship-making skills a step further by building his first ship in a bottle. “I started out in December of 1999 when a friend of mine suggested that I try it,” Goodwin tells Popular Mechanics. “So I read two books and I got hooked on the engineering aspect of having the mast collapse, as well as building the vessel so that it would insert into the mouth of the bottle and then [raise] the mast up and [make] sure that it would fit inside the bottle.” More from the Made Here series: Mining for Himalayan salt:    • Mining for 800 Million Pounds of Himalayan...   From a block of wood to a Fender guitar:    • Turning a Block of Wood into a Fender Musi...   The beautiful tiles of southern India:    • The Beautiful Tiles of Southern India | Po...   How pencils are made:    • How Pencils Are Made | Made Here | Popular...   How furniture is made from recycled plastic:    • How Furniture is Made from Recycled Plasti...   The heart and soul of mezcal in Mexico:    • The Heart And Soul Of Mezcal In Mexico | M...   -------------------------------------- Facebook:   / popularmechanics   Twitter:   / popmech   Instagram:   / popularmechanics   Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/popmech/?au... Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popularmechan... #madehere #howitsmade #shipinbottle How a Ship in a Bottle Is Made