A little Further On.

Seven planks glued and nailed (75 Bronze annular ring nails - made in NZ) Two and a very small bit to go then adding 18mm Meranti ply on top. Going well. There is a bit of weight up there. Block and tackle worked well.
Gary - do you have a few long sash clamps that I could borrow for a few days so I can finish the bottom. I need a few longer ones.

Three Bottom Planks Glued and Nailed

Three Bottom Planks Glued and Nailed.
I found some big butty bronze hold-fast ring nails Stanley Marine. Might help.

The First Bottom Plank Goes Up

Up she goes. It is a 12 metre plank. 145 x 45mm treated pine. Pretty heavy.
Progressing. Frame and stringer fairing is mostly finished. Working on the knuckle at the base of the stem also. Photos to come.

Stringers and Fairing

All stringers on. Now into fairing frames and stringers.

Angles at the Bow

Interesting angles and curves at the bow. One more stringer to go.

The closing cage.

Two small stringers to go. Also started fairing the port frames and stringers.

Wooden Boats and Nature

Daniel Feinstein stated that wooden boats are the only thing that man can make that is almost as beautiful as nature.. Where else can one find curves as beautiful as this. They are from nature like a seed head bending in a breeze or the curve of a breaking wave.

The Cage is closing

Preparing the lower chine stringer.

Lower Chine Stringer

Unable to bend the lower chine 100 x 20 plank as shown on plan. Too much curve to bend the plank edgeways. Looks like it will have to be as on the photo. That works well.

installing a shelf to support the welldeck.

I could bend this 50 x 40 mm plank for a shelf. Didn't have to kerf it! Starboard side after morning smoko.
The pencil line on the stringer is the change of angle fairing line.