cold moulding

It is also available in constructional veneer, ideal for cold moulding.

In cold moulding very thin strips of wood are layered over a form or mould.

It is ideal for laminating large components, strip planking and cold moulding.

A further variation of cold moulding is to cut the veneer strips from plywood rather than solid timber.

Cold moulding has been around for many years and is well proven the world over for achieving a round bilge hull.

Cold moulding/composite ply are slower methods than strip planking but are cheaper.

Cold moulding begins with construction of a male mould, which can be solid or consist of closely spaced stringers.

In common with strip planking, cold moulding shares the advantage of permitting frameless construction to produce a light, stiff hull.

Combining plywood with other construction methods, such as cold moulding or strip planking, eliminates chines and allows almost any hull shape.

Bote-Cote products are used for modern epoxy composite boat construction techniques such as strip planking, cold moulding, glued lapstrake, and stitch and glue methods.

Cold moulding is similar to FRP in as much as it involves the use of epoxy or polyester resins, but the structural component is wood instead of fibreglass.

All this might be completed in plywood, but Chippendale also made an art of cold moulding — the practice of laying down thin layers of laminated wood to build up a smooth, rounded hull.

Variations are transfer moulding (where the material is transferred into the mould when it is closed, similar to injection moulding but using thermosets) and cold moulding, where it is cured by heating after forming.

Classic Boat Kits specialty is in the manufacture of bead & cove cedar strip planking of all sizes and species as well as veneers for cold moulding and other species of wood in various sizes to accommodate your design.

CK Moulds, although specifically designed for chocolate moulding, can also be used for other materials which do not require heating above 70°C. Cold moulding is, of course, no problem and they can be used in a freezer for short periods.