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6. Notching the keelsons.


of the inner stem was cut in with fi les. I used the edge of a sharp carpenter’s pencil to highlight the center of the stem as I shaped it; this kept it straight and aided the whole process. (Figure 7)


Most drawings of ribs in small boats such as these show them running perpendicular to the keel or centerline, and Martin drew them that way here. T at is not normally the case, though. Ribs usually were installed so as to sweep towards the ends of the boat much like the cant frames in a larger hull. Fitted that way, there is no need for them to twist and they only have to be bent in one plane as they conform to the


hull. I installed them in this fashion on the models. My ribs are a scale 1-inch by 1/2-inch (0.080-inch by 0.040-inch on the model). It was easy to hand form the ribs aſt er soaking them in hot water for a minute or so. I bonded the ends into the notches in the keelson and stretched them as they bent around the plug so they hugged it. T e tag ends were fi nally bonded to the plug well past the sheer line. (Figure 8)


Planking


Martin specifi ed cedar for his planking. I used alder, a wood that nicely replicates the appearance of cedar


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