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Dear fellow ship builders, I would appreciate your comments on something I have encountered:

 

I am currently building the Smuggler. Very slow progress, but hey, it´s the journey that counts, isn´t it? Anyway, I am about to assemble the timberheads. 
Since the timberheads are the part of the hull´s frames, they should be square to the centerline, rather than square to the bulwark, right? I think the drawing also decribes 
this, in addition to the tapered shape from bottom to top. However, when looking at pictures of the Smuggler found on the web, many builds have the timberheads square to 
the bulwark. I realize of course that it is simpler to do like that (and it will perhaps be the way to go for me...), but many of these builds are so accurate in details 
in other areas. Is there any other reason for not having the timerheads square to the centerline, or am I wrong about that?

 

Best regards,
Gunnar

 

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Hi Allan, thank you! Just my thoughts. I wasn´t aware however that there is a technique where you actually have frames square to the hull as you show on the top right. Anyway, I think I know now how to proceed with the timberheads on my Smuggler.

 

Best regards,

Gunnar

 

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