Editing Ship model (section)

== Model shipwright guilds ==
Model shipwright guilds tend to concentrate their efforts on highly accurate static models of all types of watercraft and are social groupings intended to allow more experienced ship modellers the opportunity to pass on their knowledge to new members; to allow members of all levels of expertise to exchange new ideas, as well as serving as social function.

Some model shipwright guilds are incorporated into government and Naval facilities, achieving a semi-official status as a clearinghouse for information on naval history, ship design and, at times, teaching the craft of ship modeling, through model building, restoration, repair of the facility's models, as well as, [[museum docent]] services. The [[USS Constitution Museum]] operates a model shipwright guild from the [[Charlestown Navy Yard]] adjacent to the berth for the vessel itself, as does the [[San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park]] by sponsoring the [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hyde-Street-Pier-Model-Shipwrights/225001807542919 Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights] and providing work and meeting to them aboard space aboard the ferryboat [[Eureka (1890)|Eureka]] tied at the [[Hyde Street Pier]] where they are considered working museum volunteers.