Equipment model; Plank former model
Scale: Unknown. A model of a plank former, used for bending planks for shape required before fitting to a hull. The model is made of both wood and iron with the bending bed constructed of a single piece of wood inscribed with individual planks, mounted on several rectangular beams. On the deck are a series of iron bands, which have been drilled with a number of holes at different intervals and at different angles to each other, into which are located the vertical pairs of adjustable iron clamps. The method of bending the plank is demonstrated in the model by turning a number of square headed threaded bolts drilled with a small hole, through which a t-bar is past through to enable turning. The model is fitted with a single plank in the process of being bent into shape.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2497 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Equipment model; Plank former model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Unknown |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Overall model: 126 x 591 x 229 mm |