30 Jan 22:
The pram has a bow and stern transom, we traced the patterns onto a 3/4 inch thick sheet of marine grade okoume plywood. The plans call for 1/2 a sheet of 4x8 plywood, hard to find, and we can tell you that there is a LOT of plywood left over. Maybe it will be made into a daggerboard or rudder.
We traced out all of the full curves and made makes at the straight corners. Be sure to trace the alignment line for the cleat and the centerlines and the bevel marks.
Centerline on the top of the transom shows where to align the piece on the building ladder frame.
Bottom centerline. Also there is extra wood left for the bevel that is to come.
We used the DeWALT 20V 6 1/2 inch blade circular saw to cut most of the arc on the tops of the transoms and the straight lines...
...and then the DeWALT 20V jigsaw to cut the tighter corners. This is the stern transom.
Here are the tracing marks for the bow transom, including bevel allowance per the pattern. The marks for the straight lines were then drawn with a Sharpie and builder's square.
Bow transom marked and ready for sawing.
Jigsaw for the tight corners.
Two transoms and two molds ready.
Current state of the Mid Atlantic Carriage House.
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