It took me a while but I believe I grasped them all good... with several, I would call them "to-be-used-in-the-near-future" parts, I managed to get 4 transom done.. not completely but most carving was performed and completed..Here are some process pictures, lots of marking, line drawing, pre-sanding, etc but must admit that pear wood is perfect for these parts; yes, I have few broken ends but those are just my mistake not placing transom templates correctly on the wood grain. Once I stabilized that part I was able to carve very nice and sharp objects...
For carving I used combo of files-sand paper various sizes, scalpel and carving knife; base sanding was done on Proxxon disk sander and spindle sander with band saw helping cutting parts of the board. And protective gloves as a must when carving is in place.... I think with amount of bandaids I purchased, it makes sense getting a basic carving protective gloves instead...
Angle sanding cuts are there to protect wood chipping...
This is one of failures which I am using as a test part for fitting..
I had a bit of a hard time understanding the final shape of a part which ended up with few extra parts done. But there will be a new life for them in future steps..
So I have a question; how deep red marked notches (for keelson) should be in these parts? Are they going all the way to the back side (for example on #5) following red marked square, with 90 degrees angle, leaving the notch wider on the top side and narrowing down towards bottom, following the shape of a transom?
I see various depth in other people' posts so not sure what shape notches should be taken..
Here is my fitting test part on the plan. If I am seeing it correctly, I have it shaped properly. Feedback is appreciated before I start making cuts..
Happy modelling..
