Carvel (boat building)

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A comparison of clinker-building and carvel-building styles.
A comparison of clinker-building and carvel-building styles.

In boat building, carvel is a method of constructing wooden boats by fixing planks to a frame so that the planks butt up against each other, edge to edge, gaining support from the frame and forming a smooth hull.

[edit] See also

  • Caravel a type of ship used in the Age of Exploration. Some people confuse "carvel" planking with "caravel" the ship type.
  • Clinker


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