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Step 3Placing the Ends
If the sides of your boat are straight just nail them on and square up the boat before planking.
If the sides will be curved first mark the center of each side, then nail the brace in place. remember to leave the nail heads sticking up so you can take them out easily.
make two loops out of the rope and fit them about a foot over each end.
Starting with the stern first put something, a pipe or scrap peice of wood, into the loop and twist until the distance between the two peices is just enough for the end to fit in. nail it.
Leave the rope on the stern and then tighten down the one on the bow, nail that one in place too.
Once the ends are nailed in place mark the inside of a corner on a peice of paper (or use a bevel gauge). Check all corners to make sure they're the same. If they're different you're ends aren't square and you need to adjust it. Make sure one side is stationary and move the other forward or back until the angle at the ends are the same. There are more complex and better ways to square a box, but this will work. Once every corner has the same angle cut out the knees from oak or a similar hardwood and nail them in place, flush with the top of the boat.
Once the knees are on you can probablly take the ropes off, but I waited until after the first peice of planking went on.
If the sides will be curved first mark the center of each side, then nail the brace in place. remember to leave the nail heads sticking up so you can take them out easily.
make two loops out of the rope and fit them about a foot over each end.
Starting with the stern first put something, a pipe or scrap peice of wood, into the loop and twist until the distance between the two peices is just enough for the end to fit in. nail it.
Leave the rope on the stern and then tighten down the one on the bow, nail that one in place too.
Once the ends are nailed in place mark the inside of a corner on a peice of paper (or use a bevel gauge). Check all corners to make sure they're the same. If they're different you're ends aren't square and you need to adjust it. Make sure one side is stationary and move the other forward or back until the angle at the ends are the same. There are more complex and better ways to square a box, but this will work. Once every corner has the same angle cut out the knees from oak or a similar hardwood and nail them in place, flush with the top of the boat.
Once the knees are on you can probablly take the ropes off, but I waited until after the first peice of planking went on.
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