Lofting is an architectural drafting technique (sometimes using mathematical tables) whereby curved lines are drawn on wood and the wood then cut for advanced woodworking. The technique can be as simple as bending a flexible object (such as a long cane) so that it passes over three non-linear points and scribing the resultant curved line, or plotting the line using computers or mathematical tables.
Lofting is particularly useful in boat building, when it is used to draw and cut pieces for hulls and keels, which are usually curved, often in three dimensions.
a boating term
It is not a nautical term. It is a hand plunger to wash clothes by hand and is the brand name. It also has a picture of an imaginary CWS Invincible ship embossed on the side.
Hugh Lofting was born on January 14, 1886.
Hugh Lofting was born on January 14, 1886.
1 nautical mile = 0.33 leagues.
The nautical term for stopping a sailboat by pointing into the wind is "in irons."
Porthole.
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Hugh Lofting died on September 26, 1947 at the age of 61.
Hugh Lofting was born on January 14, 1886 in Maidenhead, England.
Hugh Lofting died on September 26, 1947 at the age of 61.