I started the grating on the bow sprit frame...boy was that an exercise in frustration!!!
I placed cardboard under the frame and traced the outline on it. Then I added a little bit to that to make sure it wasn’t too small. I’d rather sand to fit, than have a loose piece after all that work!
So I cut out the cardboard and placed on top of some grating I built and marked the outline. That’s when the fun began, i sawed, I cut, I sanded, I broke a few, I even broke an xacto blade!!!
But in the end I have one side done. That’s all the fun I can stand for one evening.
Pics below...