Knee Former

Scale: Unknown. Model of a former for bending timber into knees(1813). The model is made entirely of wood carved from a single block of stained and polished mahogangy, with three curved grooves, square in section, on either side into which the steamed timbers are set for forming. Each grooved section is held in place by steel pins and only two out of the six are fitted with steamed timbers.

This model is part of series of five models see SLR2324, SLR 2325, SLR2326 and SLR2327.

Object Details

ID: SLR2323
Collection: Ship models
Type: Knee former model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1813
People: Hookey, William
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 32 x 155 x 95 mm