understand plans

[Woodshipguy]

hi everyone on the rattlesnake plans what are the arrows and letters trying to tell me

[Woodshipguy]

this is my first wood build i been studying the plans and trying to understand them

[druxey]

Typically these indicate a cross-section between the arrows. The arrows show from which direction the cross-section is viewed.

[Woodshipguy]

i appreciate it im in the learning process i will try not to ask too many stupid questions lol. i been a modeler since i was a kid mostly plastic kits so this is a new step for me 

[Knocklouder]

Hello, and welcome to MSW.  You should open a log for your Rattlesnake.  Look at the logs for the Rattlesnake , you find a bunch of snake bitten builders that will help you on your journey  . Good luck and ask away, that way you will get an answers 

 

 Bob M.     

[Woodshipguy]

thanks bob ill do that thank you for the help

[Woodshipguy]

forgot to ask how do i go about starting a build log?

[robert952]

19 minutes ago, Woodshipguy said:

forgot to ask how do i go about starting a build log?

Short answer:

Start a new topic in the appropriate 'build logs'  sub-forum:  View from MSW home page:

The title should be in the format of "Name of ship/boat - your user name - manufacturer - scale.

 

 

Here's the link that may help.  Link.  

 

Also add tags to help others searching for specific models that have been built or that's a work in process.  Terms like the ship's name and maybe manufacturer.  Think in terms you would use if you were looking for a particular ship or subject.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Welcome to MSW. 

Edited March 28, 2023 by robert952

[mtaylor]

11 hours ago, Woodshipguy said:

i appreciate it im in the learning process i will try not to ask too many stupid questions lol. i been a modeler since i was a kid mostly plastic kits so this is a new step for me 

For what it's worth... the only stupid question is one left unasked.  

[bricklayer]

Hi woodshipguy,

on the same or a seperate sheet you`ll find another drawing called "section B".

Your drawing shows the x-z plane. "section B" shows a fraction of the x-y plane at a particular hight indicated by the horizontal lines next to the letter "B"

The arrows indicate the side of the intersected object, that`s shown in the section drawing.

I guess that you`ll see a taper beginning at the bearding line, the dashed-dotted one, ending at the stern post and keel.

The taper compensates for the thickness of hull planking so the garbord and plank ends at stern hit the sternpost and keel flush, without recess.

 

I´m familiar with drawings due to my profession. If I wasn`t, then they`d be a mystery to me, too.

 

Michael

 

[bricklayer]

Sections, at least the ones I´ve seen, are always perpendicular or orthogonal to the plane that they intersect.

But if the line B - B was angled, then the intersection would be an angled plane.