Posted by Jonathan Labaree on April 03, 2002 at 18:24:32 from 207.5.198.231:
In Reply to: Re: Lubberly Crews, Forbidden Words and other Opium Plant Male Hen posted by Andy Morley on April 02, 2002 at 08:04:34:
"ribs are steam-bent, frames are grown or sawn to shape and of larger section"
Just to add more confusion to this thread, I thought I'd chime in here.
Other US boatbuilders may want to correct me, but I don't believe we make the same distinction between the two words -- in the States "frame" and "rib" mean the same thing. Many boatbuilders I know prefer the term "frame" to "rib", but that may be a regional thing (I'm in New England). We do say "sawn frame" to mean one that has been sawn to the proper shape (usually from one or more pieces of naturally bent wood), but you can have steam-bent frames as well.