Gunwales

Gunwales were the project of the day. Couldn't get a hold of any stainless fasteners so for the next few months were gonna be using what i can get. I'll replace them when suitable replacements can be gotten.

Put it on, take it off, put it on, take it off, put it on, take it off. With wood under stress i find it best to fit the piece as many times as your comfortable with. It is a bit frighting having that much tension right at tooth/throat level.

I have found that a flush cut saw is an valuable piece of kit when it comes to this boat building stuff. Here she is notching a frame to accept the inside gunwale.

CRACK, shit, damn. This frame has given me noting but trouble, it is the same one that i broke when attaching the side panels. In the end i broke two like this, lots of tension here. Good thing i am versed in the ways of fixing wood.

In the end i was hoping to have both sides done today... Turns out that this is a little bigger project than i thought. The starboard side looks good and will look better with the clamps holding the glue into the broken frames off.

Another work week and i'll get the othern' on.