Stringer completion

The lines from the rough cut port stringer were transferred to the starboard lvl blank, and the tangent lines were cut with a track saw at progressive bevel angles. The stringers were clamped together with wide faces touching, and electric planing made their rough cut edges fair and symmetrical.

The use of a freshly sharpened Leigh Nielsen block plane, a favorite and well-used tool, achieved a smooth edge surface.

Clamping the stringers with narrow faces touching revealed that the starboard edge was proud of the port edge by approximately 1/16” in places. The inner edge of the port stringer was traced onto the starboard inner edge, and the block plane was used to fair to the line.

The stringers were returned to the sawhorses next to the garage and covered with a tarp until ready for use.

Next comes the jig setup.