Dio vs Yak rnd 6 (final)
Other than needing to ‘pin’ two deck beams, the deck is completed. I ran out of 1/4″ dowel and the store I get stuff like that from, was closed for the day.
That’ll take about 2 minutes. I planed the aft gunwales to be square with the deck beams and will round the outer edges when I am going through all the final steps. Its a minor detail, and one that is covered before oiling the frame, so I’ll leave it.
Ready for the ribs. I still need to cut all my rib stock, and will cut a half dozen more than I need. I fully expect a few to break. I need to cut the stock, number it cuz each one is a little different than the next one, and prepare for bending day. Steam bending the ribs, by all accounts, is fast and furious, because you have a very narrow window of “steamed enough” and “steamed way too much”. Steam ’em to long and they want to shred, snap, fight and basically make life not so enjoyable. That post will only have two pics; before and after.
Stay tuned.
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