{"id":120,"date":"2011-04-17T18:16:51","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T18:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/purjekas.planet.ee\/?p=120"},"modified":"2011-04-17T18:22:42","modified_gmt":"2011-04-17T18:22:42","slug":"120","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purjekas.planet.ee\/?p=120","title":{"rendered":"The bottom plate is in place"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another day’s work and again some progress. The bottom plate is now glued in place and it is much better than could have been expected – it’s as tightly against the keelson as it can be. The central joint could be a bit better, but overall it’s good and straight. Now we’ll be fitting the lowest stringers – we cut them from a 25x50x4500 mm piece of wood by splitting it lengthwise with a blade saw. Who needs a sawmill, anyway? Turns out wood breaks easily from branch knots so we had to replace one of the bottom stringers, but overall they bent well, considering the amount of curvature.<\/p>\n

We also bevelled the sternmost floor timber to the bottom plate – it has to be horizontal on a curved surface. The stern transom is now cut out and ready to be fitted. Tomorrow we expect to cut out all the other arches as well.<\/p>\n

Check out the pictures!<\/p>\n