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Unless I'm mistaken, in boatbuilding spline weights are used to hold wooden battens on a drafting table. I've never heard of weights being hung from splines to
by scooble 7y ago
Unless I'm mistaken, in boatbuilding spline weights are used to hold wooden battens on a drafting table. I've never heard of weights being hung from splines to get curves, either when lofting or building.
- adfm 7y agoSpline weights (aka "Ducks") are for 2-D drafting. Here's a link that shows what they look like: https://edsonmarine.com/products/boating-accessories/spline-weights/ https://edsonmarine.com/products/boating-accessories/spline-... And if you're curious to see what hung weights look like, check out Gaudí’s Hanging Chain Models from 1889: http://dataphys.org/list/gaudis-hanging-chain-models/ http://dataphys.org/list/gaudis-hanging-chain-models/
- scooble 7y agoI'm familiar with both of those. What I've not seen is hanging weights used to generate curves in boatbuilding, which is what's suggested in the article.