Yacht Design School – Lesson 5
Model Making as a Design Aid
Revised 02/12/2003
Books To Be Read With This Lesson
Capt. Nat Herreshoff – The Wizard of Bristol by L. Francis
Herreshoff
Tools for This Lesson
Bandsaw or Stationary Power Jigsaw
Table saw
Flat Face Record Adjustable Blade Spokeshave
Curved Face Record Adjustable Blade Spokeshave
Stanley type 100 and 100-1/2 pattern small planes by Wood River
(or other miniature block and hollowing planes)
All the above available from WoodCraft, Garrett Wade, or YDS
WEST System Five Minute Epoxy
What You Will Receive With This Lesson
Lines of the Shilling 22
Lines of the Anacortes 32
What You Will Learn In This Lesson
Why Models are Helpful
The Hawks Nest Model
The Conventional Half Model
The True Designer’s Model