Nutshell Pram EXCUSE ME Quarter Knees

 24 Feb 22:

Contemplating quarter knees, there are three bevels to contend with, the plank/transom bevel, the transom bevel and the side plank bevel. One tip was to make cardboard templates to get the plank/transom bevel.

Started with the bow transom.

Another method is to use a bevel gauge and transfer the angle to the work piece, cut the piece a little big and then plane down to fit.

We'll stare at this for a few days, then make a cut or two or three.

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Nutshell Pram EXCUSE ME Bottom Plank Bevel

08 Feb 22:

 We worked on the bottom plank bevels today, necessary so the lower edge of the garboard plank has more surface on the bottom plank to adhere to. First we made some battens and attached them to the jig on the face of the molds, frames and transoms where the inner face of the garboard plank will lay.

We used a straight edge, lined up with the inner edge of the batten, to determine how much of the bottom plank edge to bevel off. 

We'd normally say good enough for government work, but today we'll see good enough for epoxy work.

Bow bevels.

Richard noticed that the forekeel bevel doesn't line up with the centerline mark. We'll shave a little more off the port side of the bow transom. 

Side bevels on the bottom plank. 

End of day.

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