Strip-built
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Strip-built, or "strip-plank epoxy", is a method of boat building. Also known as cold molding, the strip-built method is commonly used for canoes and kayaks, but also suitable for larger boats. The pr
Wood strip-built canoe
Wood strip-built Kayak
Plywood formers awaiting the application of strip planks
Brady 45' strip-built catamaran under construction
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
Strip-built
…involves securing narrow, flexible strips of wood edge-to-edge around temporary formers. The temporary formers are usually created via a process called "lofting" whereby a set of tables is used to generate the shapes of the formers. The strips are glued edge-to-edge with epoxy. It is effectively a modern form…
Two men cutting templates in the mold loft, Tyneside Shipyards, 1943
Two men lifting templates in the mold loft, Tyneside Shipyards, 1943