The Art of Designing a 19th Century Ship
Reuben Smith (Tumblehome Boatworks), Dave Brown (Essex Shipbuilding Museum - ESM), Kurt Hasselbalch
Mon Jan 27 thru Fri Jan 31, 09am-05:00pm, N51-160
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2003
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 25.00 for Materials and tour of Shipyard.
Before the wide adaptation of scientific design in the late 19th-century, ship and boat builders sculpted hull shape in the form of a half-hull model. This course will teach you how to design a ship in the traditional method. ESM Shipyard Manager will act as the client for the ship and orient the class in the design requirements. You will receive expert instruction in how to carve your design and in the use of hand tools by the ever popular Hart IAP instructor and professional boat builder Reuben Smith. On Friday 31st you can compare your models with the real thing. The class will have a guided tour of "Fame", a 50' War of 1812 Privateer being built now at the Burnham Shipyard in Essex, MA. Co-sponsored by the Department of Architecture.
Contact: Kurt Hasselbalch, N52-2nd flr, x3-5942, kurt@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Museum
Latest update: 07-Nov-2002
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