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    This piece will eventually be the first half cant frame.
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    The difference between "Pear" and "Swiss Pear" if anyone else was about to make the same mistake I made.
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    I am also going to have all these frames lined up correctly this time. I am pretty happy with how this disaster is going. I used a marker to indicate the meeting places on these [now template] frames.
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    Ok... I realize this looks bad but hear me out... I found some kind of mite trails through out most of the frames. I also found out that I was not using Swiss Pear for a lot of these frames so when I looked at the whole ship it was two different colors: a drab brown for the parts that were the wrong wood. So I'm going to rebuild the frames entirely from Swiss Pear. It'll be much faster this time because I have already faired all these so I will be able to cut out the parts almost exactly correct. (OMG)
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    Sanding is 220-->320-->00 Steel Wool-->000 Steel Wool-->0000 Steel Wool It gives the Swiss Pear a nice polish.
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    There are four of these along the keelson. I rough cut them with the band saw then use a file on them while they're in the vice.
  7. AdamA
    Here comes the keelson (along with all its scarf joints)
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    I'm going to put the keelson in so I can have a bit more stability for rebuilding and sanding frames. The frames are fairly shifty without it even with the copper bolts into the keel.
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    Slowly getting there
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    I put in a temporary deck to support the frames so I can sand the outside of the frames with mini belt sander (also pictured) to the correct thickness. I feel like this method of getting a good shape is cheating, but here we are. when I build the next one I'll attempt to get the frames the final shape before I attach them to the keel.
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    I put copper bolts through the frames and into the keel using CA. The drill bit is .5 mm and the copper is 24 gauge so its the same width as the holes
  13. AdamA
    Dang. The transoms were a smidge too narrow. Oh well. Gotta rip em out.
  14. AdamA
    These lower deck templates will keep the hull at its widest point while I'm sanding the outside to the correct depth. I made them out of some leftover pine we used for baseboards on a new wall downstairs.
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    Time for a lot of sanding.
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    I used a small round file and a razor saw to make this detail on the top of the first forward cant frame. Only 25 to go!
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    I'm not sanding these frames until I get them all up.
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    A little sanding does work wonders.
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