​Clinker Built – From Coal to Planks

Clinker - Another nautical word with many meanings.
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Clinker built is a phrase used to describe a boat building method.  The edges of the hull planks overlap.  This is a historic technique, traced back to the Anglo-Saxons.  

The opposite technique, where plants but smoothly together, seam to seam is known as Carvel.

A totally different use of the word Clinker is in the manufacture of Portland cement.  Clinker occurs as lumps during the cement kiln stage.

​A clinker can also mean a duff musical note !


 
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