Setting up the Chines and Gunwales

Whilst the filling of holes continues, in between the incescant rain and wind which we are experiencing at the moment in the Western Cape, there is nothing much to add to the blog by way of current progress, so I will continue from where I left off with the setting up of the Keelson.

The next step was to set up the Chines and Gunwales. these were both made up of two layers of 69 x 22mm timber which first had to be joined with scarfs to form the lengths required. Once the first layer had been fixed to the frames and checked for fairness, the second layer was then glued and screwed to this to form a strong continuous curve. Once this was complete, the Chines were then chamfered to the correct angle.