Fair Lines and the Art of Lofting
Dave Corcoran Bullhouse Boatworks
Tue Jan 13 thru Fri Jan 16, 09am-05:30pm, N51-160, Dept. of Architecture Woodshop
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2004
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Fee: 10.00 for materials cost
Lofting is the manual process of describing complex curved surfaces in full-scale on a two-dimensional surface. This age old art is the key first step to ship and boat building. The class will loft a Herreshoff dinghy from the original offsets in the Hart Nautical Collections. The instructor has lofted and built more plank on frame replicas of Herreshoff designs than anyone breathing. You will learn the fundamentals by laying out lines with battens and training your eyes to see fair lines. After completing the class you will have a fuller understanding of CAD applications. Please come aboard and help the MIT Museum celebrate our 5th "Nautical Skills" IAP course. Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Architecture.
Contact: Kurt Hasselbalch, N52 2nd flr., x3-5942, kurt@mit.edu
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Holography Lecture Series
Stephanie Hunt
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
For more than two decades, MIT has advanced the frontiers of holography through both science and the creative arts. Each lecture session will help you to better understand the fundamentals of holography, its creative and technical uses, and the many contributions that MIT has made to the field.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/museum/holographyiap/
Contact: Stephanie Hunt, MIT Museum, x3-4405, museum-programs@mit.edu
Session 1: The 3D Window: Fundamentals of Holography
Michael Halle
Tue Jan 27, 12-01:00pm, MIT Museum
Session 2: Stephen Benton and the Holographic Arts
Betsy Connors
Wed Jan 28, 12-01:00pm, MIT Museum
Session 3: Fringes and Bits: Computational Holography at MIT
Michael Halle
Thu Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, MIT Museum
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Holography Studio Series
Stephanie Hunt
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Fee: 5.00 for materials
These sessions will introduce you to fundamental holographic techniques. Visit the web contact to learn specific information about each session.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/museum/holographyiap/
Contact: Stephanie Hunt, MIT Museum, x3-4405, museum-programs@mit.edu
Session 1a: Laser Transmission Holography
Stephanie Hunt
Laser transmission holograms are the classics in the field.
This type of hologram tends to be very bright, and it is able to record a deeper scene than many other types of holograms. A hologram created during this session will be used to make a white light-viewable transfer during a Saturday session.
Fri Jan 30, 10am-12:00pm, MIT Museum
Session 1b: Laser Transmission Holography
Stephanie Hunt
See Session 1a information for details.
Fri Jan 30, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum
Session 2a: White Light Transmission Holography
Stephanie Hunt
This technique, invented by MIT Professor Steve Benton, revolutionized the field of holography. The laser-viewable holograms created during the Friday sessions will be copied during Session 2, producing a white light-viewable 3-dimensional image.
Sat Jan 31, 10am-12:00pm, MIT Museum
Session 2b: White Light Transmission Holography
Stephanie Hunt
See session 2a information for details.
Sat Jan 31, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum
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Zen and the Art of Boat Building
Reuben Smith - Tumblehome Boatshop
Mon-Fri, Jan 5-9, 12-16, 09am-05:30pm, N51-160
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2004
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 25.00 for Materials fee
Help MIT Museum celebrate our 5th "Nautical Skills" IAP course andbeautify the Charles River. The class will build an 11-foot lapstrake-plywood Shellback rowing/sailing dinghy from the designer's plans. This popular boat was designed by Joel White (Course XIII '54). These boats are a dream to row, easy to rig and great fun to sail. You can enjoy the fruit of your labor in the spring since the boat will join the MIT Nautical Association's fleet. The instructor is a highly experienced boat builder and well versed in "boat philosophy". You will appreciate the precision of fine hand tools and learn cool woodworking techniques. After completing the class you will have gained the skill and confidence to build this boat on your own. Co-sponsored by the Department of Architecture.
Contact: Kurt Hasselbalch, MIT Museum, x3-5942, kurt@mit.edu
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