Editing Strake (section)

==Construction==
In small boats strakes may be single continuous pieces of wood. In larger wooden vessels strakes typically comprise several planks which are either [[scarf joint|scarfed]], or [[Butt joint|butt-jointed]] and reinforced with a butt block.  Where the transverse sections of the vessel's shape are fuller, the strakes are wider; they taper toward the ends.

In a [[Rivet|riveted]] steel ship, the strakes were usually lapped and joggled (one strake given projections to match indentions in the one adjoining),<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ward |first1=Cheryl A. |title=The philosophy of shipbuilding : conceptual approaches to the study of wooden ships |date=2004 |publisher=Texas A & M University Press |location=City of College Station |isbn=9781585443130 |page=18 |edition=1st}}</ref> but where a smoother finish was sought they might be riveted on a butt strap, though this was weaker. In modern welded construction, the plates are normally butt-welded with full penetration welds all round to adjoining plates within the strake and to adjoining strakes.