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A practical course in wooden boat and ship building, the fundamental principles and practical methods described in detail, especially written for carpenters and other woodworkers who desire to engage in boat or ship building, and as a textbook for schools (1918)

Van Gaasbeek, Richard Montgomery, 1877- · Chicago, F. J. Drake & company · leaf 143

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d, Showing Staging. Preparations for Planking.—Figure 87 showsthe starboard side of the ship ready to plank. Notethe escaping steam, showing the location of thesteam box used in bending the planking. Figure88 shows the ship partially planked. In Figure 140 COURSE IN WOODEN BOAT AND SHIP BUILDING 89… … Figure 86.—Close-up View of Ship, Showing Detail of BowConstruction. in in lengths 30 to 50 feet long, and the plankingin lengths 24 to 40 feet, averaging 32 feet long.The bottom planking is 5 inches thick and 14 incheswide, bilge planking 6 inches by 10 inches, theplanks narrowing as they reach up…

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