James Pitt and Jay MacMaster’s art form is very small and getting smaller. The men, both from San Diego, build model wooden ships, a craft that has been around for centuries but is currently facing a ...

When Kevin Graham replied to a collector's ad selling a "few" model ships, he stumbled upon a treasure trove. "We negotiated a price over the phone and I went there and had a look, and he had 150 of ...

A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah Ralahy's small wood sander. Ralahy, eyes ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- They were known as the days of "Wooden Ships and Iron Men." The era takes us to a time when men first ventured out to sea and under sail. The ships were built of wood and ...

For almost the entirety of human civilization, large structures like buildings and ships have been constructed primarily out of wood. This makes sense, seeing as it's a relatively common material that ...