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Description: | Scale: Unknown. Model of a ship's beam comprising of two timbers connected by a scarph joint amidships made entirely of oak which has then been stained a dark brown. The beam is square in section at either end and tapers towards a rectangular section amidships. The underside of the beam has been scored to form a moulding and is also complete with a wooden pad which is slotted to recieve a removable deck pillar. At either end of the beam are two narrow slots probably used to connect it to a hanging knee or similar feature on the ship's hull.
Plaque inscribed 'Model for making ships beams with a great? round up from straight timber with horizontal scarph invented and presented by W Hookey Iate Deptford Yard'.
CA: BAA.
caption: Scraph - jointed beam
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum models (representations) sectional models | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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