Once the keel was laid and the stem attached we realized that the stern post had sprung and no longer would work for the boat. We didn’t have the oak to replace it right away so we moved on to the next step of attaching the molds in place and squaring them up.
Our oak showed up last week, so right away we went to work bending a new stern post.
It took 4 tries to get it right, but we got it.
Final stern post ready to cut it’s rabbet.
With all the oak in we moved forward milling the oak for the 100 frames we need to bend.
Jack and Rachel getting oak stock ready for milling.
Jeff and George determining the right length to cut stock.
While everything else was going on, we still found time to start spiling the garboard planks. In the above photo you can see them resting on the molds waiting to be finished.
all photos and captions courtesy Gina Pickton
Well, as you can see here, things are moving along at the Workshop. Gina has once again told the story rather smartly. Looks as though planking will have begun as you read this or soon after, as the garboard planks are already cut. I'm hoping to hear from Geoff McKonly soon on the New York team's progress.
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