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Hi, Thanks for your responses. I have some more questions now I wasn't expecting spiling to be the true original method. That's really good to know. Given the fairly extreme shapes that I've seen produced, how did they get wood stock that was wide enough? When choosing to spile a 2-layer kit, do builders then choose to only have one layer instead (so you can see the result)? Given the fact that the kit is designed for 2 layers, does that then cause other problems later? Or should spiling only ever be considered for single layer kits in the first place? I've read the "Simple Hull Planking for Beginners", and unless I'm misunderstanding they're basically using the same technique that's shown in the video that I posted earlier. In considering this method in comparison to #4, I have a concern... In method #4, since the plank is being temporarily bent into place, marked, then cut, the resulting cut is effectively taking into account the curve of the hull. In this respect it shares a similartuy with the spiling technique in that the shape of the resulting plank allows it to follow the shape of the hull while only being bent along it's length and twisted. It doesn't have to bend across the width. This is obviously a good thing. In #5 we're simply measuring the width at each bulkhead and then cutting the plank so that it has the right width at each point. It seems to me then this method doesn't take the hull shape into account. When the plank is bent around the hull I would expect to have to slightly force it up/down to mate up with the previous plank, thus forcing it to bend in all 3 dimensions. Am I misunderstanding something? Why do you feel that #5 is better for keeping things under control? Why can't I find anything online at all that describes technique #4? Thanks of that information Jaager! I'm a sailor myself and I didn't know where those terms came from, so now I can impress my sailing buddies Tim

Hi, I'm currently in the research stage, I intend to order my kit this week (the Amati 1700/10 J-Class yacht). I've been reading through every single resource I can find on planking techniques, and I have a few questions that I'm struggling to find answers for. 1) There's a lot of information out there on the spiling technique. There's no doubt that the results look cool, but I'm curious as to how this relates to the real world building. Are full scale boats every planked using this technique? I can't image that the wast of wood would be acceptable. If this is just for looks then I'm surprised that scale accuracy isn't more of a concern for many builders, is that the case? 2) With regards to the spiling technique, what's the situation in a kit where there are two layers of planking? Is splining really reserved for a single layer? 3) Since this is my first build I currently plan to use the wood stock that comes wit the kit (no spiling therefore). In this case I'm really struggling to find some good resources for this style of planking - can anyone please suggest some? 4) I bought the book called "Ship Modeling Simplified". In that book the author places each plank in place, temporarily bends it to mark the overlap points with the previous plank, then cuts a straight line between the two points. I've not seen this method documented anywhere else and I'd like to know what experienced builders think of it. 5) The only other resource I'd found for planking using the kit supplied wood chooses to instead divide up the hull into parts, measure the width of each of the planks to each bulkhead, then sand down each plank to get the width required ( ). How effective is this compared to the method described in (4) ? Thanks, Tim