Vol. 64, No. 2 Summer 2019


162 at scale—along its length. A piece of holly was cut to the maximum sectional dimensions, soaked in


hot water and then clamped in a curve to the bench overnight. T e following morning there was one item to take care of before gluing on the rail. As the round up of the deck at the side would throw the rail out of vertical, its lower edge was planed on a rolling bevel from the bow to a slight angle so that, when glued, it would be upright.


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T e rail was progressively attached starting at the bow. I used PVA (white) glue. With the model clamped on its side and light at a raking angle, I could see whether the outer surface of both rail and hull were in alignment. Any glue squeeze-out was removed using a damp brush. As the shape of the hull is complex, it was impossible to clamp the rail. I simply used fi nger pressure and patience as I went along, a few inches at a time.


Once secured, the upper surface of the toe rail was marked out, planed and sanded down to the taper


required. It was much easier than trying to do this before attaching the rail. Its edges were then rounded off and the aſt end beveled down to the transom. At this point in construction I cut and shaped the half stub mast, half stub bowsprit and half rudder, also from yellow cedar. (Figure 11)


I plugged the top and bottom of the locator pins’ holes with short lengths of dowel and leveled them. I also used a little spot putty to produce a smooth surface.


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