Lofting
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Lofting is a drafting technique to generate curved lines. It is used in plans for streamlined objects such as aircraft and boats. The lines may be drawn on wood and the wood then cut for advanced wood
Two men cutting templates in the mold loft, Tyneside Shipyards, 1943
Two men lifting templates in the mold loft, Tyneside Shipyards, 1943
Boat building
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Boat building is the design and construction of boats — and their on-board systems. This includes at minimum the construction of a hull, with any necessary propulsion, mechanical, navigation, safety a
Lofting
…and scribing the resultant curved line; or as elaborate as plotting the line using computers or mathematical tables. Lofting is particularly useful in boat building, when it is used to draw and cut pieces for hulls and keels. These are usually curved, often in three dimensions. Loftsmen at the mould lofts of shipyards…
A canoe being built with the stitch and glue method
A workshop building traditional wooden boats
Damaged boat mid-reconstruction; carvel planking partially removed
Caulking irons and oakum