To fill a join between planks with pitch.
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ASHCROFT SYSTEM
Timber boat building technique using two layers of overlapping diagonal strip planks with glue barrier between. High strength and low weight.
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BARREL BOW
Planks curved around the bow as a nose.
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CLINKER
Lapstrake planking, where planks overlap their edges, as opposed to carvel (smooth planking).
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GARBOARD-STRAKE
The first planks on each side of the keel.
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HERRINGBONE DECK
Opposing diagonally splayed deck planks on each side of the vessels centreline in a decorative pattern.
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LAP STRAKE
Clinker planking, in which planks overlap at the edges, as distinguished from carvel (smooth).
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PLANKS
Wide boards used to make a watertight external covering.
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STAVES
Short reinforcing planks or frames.
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SWEAT BATTENS
The permanent wooden planks attached to the frames of the ship that aids in ventilation.
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CHICAGO CAISSON
A cofferdam about 4 feet (1.2 meters) in diameter lined with planks and sunk in medium-stiff clays to hard ground for pier foundations. Also known as open-well caisson.
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