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Wooden boat model
Mar 03, 2011
A two inch to the foot scale model of a 16 foot “Cid Skiff”, plans drawn by Ray Speck.
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Beautifully done! Exquisite detail! Is the centerboard functional as well? I'm curious to know the technique for building it. Did you have to loft the patterns and make an upside down framework to bend the ribs and planks over, or was it easier than that being a scale model?
The boat model was built from the builder’s plans. Eight mold stations were lofted from the table of offsets, and then erected on a ladder frame. The boat was planked upside down and the centerboard rotates just like the full size version as does the rudder and tiller. The frames were steamed then bent in place. Every piece of wood that goes into the full size boat was reproduced for the model. The frames were bent in after the boat was planked.
Lovely. Makes me wish I were a foot tall.
Lovely. Makes me wish I were a foot tall.
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