A set French Curves are only the beginning when laying out curves
Curves – beyond the French curve
The Fair Curve – closing your eyes to see
The use of “fair curves” is pretty central to building ships and boats, but also to carvers, furniture makers, traditional sailmakers, and other crafts. The Oxford English Dictionary describes a fair curve as “ a smooth curve; especially (Nautical) one in the body of a ship.” That works out well until you put practitioners of …
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