wooden boat knees
Steam-bent knees backed by a block of matching wood are every bit as functional and attractive as those made from a grown crook. christopher cunningham. this mitered knee for a lapstrake boat has a broad spline running across the angled jolt. for details on making this type of knee, see this month’s from the editor column.. Where do they go, quarter knees, thwart standing knees or beam lodging knees? you will need an adjustable bevel gauge to pick up the angles. it really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.. For centuries, knees have been used in wooden ships and boats to strengthen and support deck beams and keels. when used vertically, they are called "hanging" or "standing" knees. lateral knees are referred to as "lodging" or "bosom" knees.. 
wooden boat knees The deck beams of a wooden boat do more than simply support the deck. they also have to withstand considerable stresses and loadings. knees can be added to joints that are highly stressed such as main deck beam to hull joints and to mast partners.. Iron knees in wooden vessels-an attempt at a typology michael k. stammers merseyside maritime museum, albert dock, liverpool l3 4aq, uk knees were brackets in the structure of a wooden ship. they were introduced in the second half of the 18th century and were in common use for naval and merchant ships in the 19th century..
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