Editing Ship model (section)

=== Wooden ===
[[File:HMS Sussex model port broadside hr.jpg|thumb|A "plank on frame" model of {{HMS|Sussex|1693|6}} on display at the [[United States Naval Academy Museum]]]] {{Main|Wooden ship models}}

Wooden ship model [[hull (watercraft)|hulls]] can be constructed in several ways. The simplest is a solid wood hull sawn and carved from a single block of wood. This method requires the greatest skill to achieve accurate results.

A variant of this technique, sometimes known as bread and butter construction (the wood is the "bread" and glue the "butter") is a hull built up from thin blocks of wood glued together with either a vertical seam which can be incorporated into deck design, or a horizontal seam.  This reduces the amount of carving required, but still requires skill and the use of templates to achieve an accurate hull form.

Modelling precision and lightweight design can be achieved by creating a hollow hull. The ''plank on bulkhead'' technique inserts a series of shaped [[Bulkhead (partition)|bulkheads]] along the keel to form a shaped stage which will be covered with planks to form the hull of the model. ''Plank on frame'' designs build the model just as the full size wooden ship is constructed.  The keel is laid down in a manner which keeps it straight and true. The [[sternpost]] and [[Stem (ship)|stem]] are erected, deadwood and strengthening pieces inserted, and a series of shaped frames are built and erected along the keel to form the internal framework of the model.  The planks are then applied over the frame to form the external covering.

A wooden hull can be used for operating models if properly sealed.