Half-Hull Model and Lofting

Thursday and Friday I worked on creating a half-hull model from the plans we drafted of the Sixteen. The process begins with laying out the half-breadth waterlines on pine stock and then cutting the shapes out with the band saw. Once the waterline shapes are stacked in the correct order they are glued together with the assistance of toothpicks in pre-drilled holes (this is done to lessen the amount of movement when clamping the glued board). The glued stack of pine was left overnight to dry. Once the clamps were removed a profile of the boat was revealed. The sheer was then cut on the band saw. I screwed a piece of scrap stock to the back in order to easily place the upside down hull in a bench vise to start the process of removing the squared stock. With some effort and a sharpened spoke shave (love my Veritas!) it will take no time to start to create the correct shape of the hull. To be continued...

In preparing for Lofting of the Sixteen the rest of Friday was spent moving the contents of our workshop in order to lay down fresh sheets of door skin. When I left for the day, coats of white paint were being applied which should dry over the weekend and be ready to use on Monday. Teams of two will use approximately 2.5 sheets of plywood to draw the lines of the boat. Equipment needed for next week will definitely be knee-pads and slippers!