Days 17, 18 and 19 - More Planks

Days 17 and 18 spent fitting the third and fourth planks. It takes me most of a day to go through the process of fitting a pair of planks. This involves fairing the stem and transom, bevelling the edge of the previous planks, cutting the gains at the stem, making a pattern for the new planks, cutting the new planks and finally gluing and clamping them in place. It all adds up to a long days work!

On day 19 I scarph jointed the second two sheets of ply. Take two 8 x 4 sheets, rip them lengthways into four 8 x 2 sheets, scarph join these in pairs to make two 16 x 2 sheets and then go do something else until the glue dries.