FIGURE 15 a–c.

a. The shape of the port side of a vessel defined with ribbands. Traditional wooden boat construction on the Bodrum peninsula, Turkey (1996). (Photograph by T. Pevny)

b. Raised frames cut to match the shape defined by the ribbands. The starboard side was cut to mirror the port side. (Photograph by T. Pevny)

c. A shipwright trimming a frame template to fit the hull shape defined by ribbands. Traditional wooden boat construction in Istanbul, Turkey (mid-1990's). (Photograph by John De Lapa)