lionfish Posted September 30, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 30, 2015 ok, so ive been reading all i can about FoB planking, mostly because im not very good at sculpting solid wood, but im still confused on lining out the hull. each article ive read explains the process a little differently, basically most articles say to divid the girth by 4, how do you measure the girth? then to attach some string or narrow tap so one edge follows the bulkheads, and adjust until it looks right, how can i be sure the path it takes is right for the planks, or should i use a tick sheet to help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted September 30, 2015 Share #2 Posted September 30, 2015 Have you read the 'pinned' Primer on Planking here? Usually narrow tick strips are used to measure girth at various points along the hull (in your case along the bulkhead edges). Be aware that after mathematically dividing the hull surface into bands, you will still need to finesse the resulting curves until everything looks smooth from all angles. Then you can sub-divide each band into the individual strakes. mtaylor 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfish Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted September 30, 2015 Ive gome through all the articles on here which are great, wasnt sure if there was any way to do it other than eyeballing mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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