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Started work on the Norwegian Sailing Pram today. Both transoms are finished along with the keel board and 2 bottom planks. The pram has no frames that the planks are attached to; just the transoms and each other (internal bracing comes later on in the build). Assembly is upside down over two profile molds.
Bending the planks was necessary so the wife’s no longer used large barrel curling iron came in useful. Have been resting it on its stand and holding the handle down with one elbow while running the planks over it. That works but I’m thinking about a jig I can clamp down that will hold it in place with the barrel pointed off-table to make plank bending a bit easier.
So far it is a straight-forward build. Looking forward to continuing work on it.
Started work on the Norwegian Sailing Pram today. Both transoms are finished along with the keel board and 2 bottom planks. The pram has no frames that the planks are attached to; just the transoms and each other (internal bracing comes later on in the build). Assembly is upside down over two profile molds.
Bending the planks was necessary so the wife’s no longer used large barrel curling iron came in useful. Have been resting it on its stand and holding the handle down with one elbow while running the planks over it. That works but I’m thinking about a jig I can clamp down that will hold it in place with the barrel pointed off-table to make plank bending a bit easier.
So far it is a straight-forward build. Looking forward to continuing work on it.