Yacht Design School Lesson 5
Model Making as a Design Aid
Revised 03/19/2020 - Copyright 202
0Books To Be Read With This Lesson
Capt. Nat Herreshoff The Wizard of Bristol
Special Note: Unless otherwise noted the photos in this lesson were taken by student Seth Colby in the model rooms at the Herreshoff Museum in Bristol Rhode Island. We acknowledge his contribution with great appreciation
Tools for This Lesson
Bandsaw or Stationary Power Jigsaw
Table saw
Flat Face Record Adjustable Blade Spokeshave
Curved Face Record Adjustable Blade Spokeshave
Miniature block, hollowing, and rounding planes
The small tools above available from WoodCraft.
Grizzly Tools is a good source for the bandsaw and table saw, but you can usually find these
used through local classified ad listings.
WEST System epoxy, or G/Flex(tm) Epoxy by Gougeon Brothers
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 Designers Model
(with a great many pictures of Nathanael Herreshoff's
models and tools, by student Seth Colby).