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sharp bows tend to cut through the water as a bluff bow tends to push through the water. So as ship design developed over years the rounded bluff bows gave way to sharper bows.
sharp bows are seen in the old clipper ships and they look like this the sides of the hull at the bow are flat and narrow to the stem almost concave as they approach the stem
a bluff bow or apple bow are fat at the side of the hull and budge out these bows are found on the older hulls like the galleon and carracks. You will notice how the planking approaches the stem more of an angle.
these rounded bluff bows are harder to plank because the planking has to take a sharp bend around the bow.
sharp bows are seen in the old clipper ships and they look like this the sides of the hull at the bow are flat and narrow to the stem almost concave as they approach the stem
a bluff bow or apple bow are fat at the side of the hull and budge out these bows are found on the older hulls like the galleon and carracks. You will notice how the planking approaches the stem more of an angle.
these rounded bluff bows are harder to plank because the planking has to take a sharp bend around the bow.
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here we are looking at a hull built for speed this is the hull of a war ship built in Kingston Canada during the war of 1812
you can see from the hull lines the bow is concave and gets very narrow at the stem
here is a 1/2 hull model of the ship and it is considered a sharp bow and it is all about speed. That is why clipper ship used such bows. The bow is concave lower than takes a flare at the top.
you can see from the hull lines the bow is concave and gets very narrow at the stem
here is a 1/2 hull model of the ship and it is considered a sharp bow and it is all about speed. That is why clipper ship used such bows. The bow is concave lower than takes a flare at the top.
The hardest kit bluff bow is the Endeavor.
I stupidly ( in after thought) chose it as my first kit and it was a mega learning curve. Soak, steam bend, Soak steam bend...etc etc.
see here
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I stupidly ( in after thought) chose it as my first kit and it was a mega learning curve. Soak, steam bend, Soak steam bend...etc etc.
see here
How To Plank The Hull Of A Bluff Bow Model Ship | Modelers Central
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THANKS FOR THE LINK PAUL, VERY GOOD EXPLANATIONS THERE, I PERSONALLY DO NOT LIKE DOUBLE PLANKING FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS,1 I DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU CAN HANDEL THE THIN VENNERS OF THE SECOND PLANKING, IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET THE RIGHT PLANKING IT HAS TO BE SPILEING THE PLANKS DOING IT THIS WAY I DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHERE TO START THE TAPER. Don PS PAUL HAVE BEEN SEARCHING ON EBAY FOR THE MILL CUTTERS YOU SUGEST CAN NOT FIND WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR IN END MILLS 2 FLUTE TRYING TO FIND ONE IN 1/16th INCH HEAD DIMENSION TO START WITH ALSO 1/8 INCH SHANK. THANKS FOR ANY HELP
Double plank is easy just use contact adheasive ( like that used for vynal, formica bench tops etc. then its like using scotch tape ( sticky tape to us)
Don see the update to your mill question in mill entry.
Don see the update to your mill question in mill entry.