Half hull model

Here are some pictures of the "Bread & Butter" process used to create a half-hull model of the Howth 17. Using a bit of modern technology, paper templates of all the waterlines were created from the original lines drawing. The "bread", in this case cedar, is thicknessed to the distance between the waterlines on the profile plan. While marking the waterlines onto the timber, a few station lines are also transferred, allowing alignement while glueing up. The "Butter" is, of course the glue…

Macro Half-Hull Model - FreeCAD Documentation

Bread and butter hull construction - learn how to build a laminated model boat hull from glued up wooden boards. A step-by-step picture tutorial constructing an RC steam launch model from scratch.

Half-Hull Classics - About the Craftsman

Half hull models - Maritime Kunstobjekte – Juergen Oltmann

Bread and butter hull construction - learn how to build a laminated model boat hull from glued up wooden boards. A step-by-step picture tutorial constructing an RC steam launch model from scratch.

Preparation for Launching

There is nothing more essential to the way a boat performs than the shape of its hull. Yet so many buyers are fixated on what they can see above the water

Half-hulls, Model Room, Herreshoff Marine Museum

New York Pilot Schooner Free Ship Plan from Desmond’s Wooden Ship Building