That is what I use 90% of the time. 
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Have now completed the fore cant frames (x1 to x7). There is actually an x8 but I am leaving that for the time being as x8A is used to make up the hawse pieces and is not fitted into the hull until that part is complete. Everything is still only dry fit and some work is required on the cant frame bases where they join the hull as some of the angles are not quite right. Not too bad but could be better. So, I think next I shall permanently fix the frames 1 to 37 to the hull, the concentrate on the stern cants
Looking very nice! Bravo!
She is getting her shape more and more, Keith. A very nice shape of the frames!
Regards, Peter
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Thank you Paul. You were right. It was no joke
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Thank you Peter. Yes, it's taken a while but finally taking shape
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Dear Keef
the frames creating a smooth and very nice hull, great job
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That is MOST impressive
I note that they Poijt towards the Bow have taken photos to try and get something like this increible wrok
It's actually X8b that is used for the hawse pieces.
A beautiful job on her !!! I hope mine looks that good !
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x8B is on the stern side of the frame. Thanks for your comments JeffIt's actually X8b that is used for the hawse pieces.
A beautiful job on her !!! I hope mine looks that good !
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LOL I've been thinking about it the wrong way. Maybe I'm building my ship backwards.....x8B is on the stern side of the frame. Thanks for your comments Jeff
Jeff & all
My shaping/sanding is coming along. Started back at it since I returned from Montana.
All the sanding is pretty tedious so I tackled some fitting to the transom to see if the transition from the hull flowed reasonably well.
All the counter timbers were glued up/pinned with bamboo pins and spaced out according to the dry fit transom piece with windows and everything seems to fit reasonably well and seems symmetrical so I'll finish framing and doorway next then back to finish sanding.....probably go down to 600 grit.
That's about it for now and thanks to Jeff for allowing me to jump on here together with his fine work.
Tim
My shaping/sanding is coming along. Started back at it since I returned from Montana.
All the sanding is pretty tedious so I tackled some fitting to the transom to see if the transition from the hull flowed reasonably well.
All the counter timbers were glued up/pinned with bamboo pins and spaced out according to the dry fit transom piece with windows and everything seems to fit reasonably well and seems symmetrical so I'll finish framing and doorway next then back to finish sanding.....probably go down to 600 grit.
That's about it for now and thanks to Jeff for allowing me to jump on here together with his fine work.
Tim
It's nice to see what mine should look like in the future. 
This is Keef's build report...
Tim has been posting his progress in both mine and Keef's reports.
Got my wires crossed, posting on both, Keef….my bad, sorry. DUH!
Tim
Under transom, the piece I PM’d you about, scratch built and still oversized other than counter timber fitting…….pretty straight forward.It's nice to see what mine should look like in the future.
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ive tappered the bottom of the deadwood to 3mm added the G parts and tapered to 4mm and its too narrow for the SterStern deadwood glued and keel pieces dry fitted to see how it all fits together. A little sanding of the bow gripe piece curve will have it fitting perfectly inside the jig. When the glue has dried on the stern deadwood l will begin the first sanding to taper it down to 3 mm at the bottom. Everything seems to fit the drawing nicely
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Tearing my hair out
Cut the inner deadwood to 3 mm then added G parts and cut down to 4mm
WHY
if we are not quite correctly trimming the stern post Have i cut too much off (AGAIN)
Stern post is not attached but as you can see with the 3mm (and 4mm) it m/looks to much
But not enough higher up
I made sure the bottom was 3mm
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3mm down to 4mm if this is not correct what do they mean by trim down to 3mm then 4mm
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