Building the Klondike Boat
Stem and Transom Details
Nailing the Transom Laps
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Completed transom lap joint, fastened with clenched square boat nails.
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Building the Klondike Boat |
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Stem and Transom Details |
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| Mary Ann cuts the half-laps for the transom framing. |
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Nailing the Transom Laps (click to enlarge) |
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Completed transom lap joint, fastened with clenched square boat nails. (click to enlarge) |
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| Adjusting the transom side bevel with the jack plane. |
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| MaryAnn adjusts the bottom bevel on the transom, now planked and fastened in place. |
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| Boatshop rings to the sweet percussion of the caulking mallet as Harry sets the cotton in the transom seams. |
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Cutting the stem bevels on the ancient bandsaw (click to enlarge) |
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| Harry came up with this nifty jig projecting from the backbone to align and attach the triangular stem. |
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| Blocks screwed to the aft end of the stem fit it a slot in the jig for basic alignment. |
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| Stem area, before stem cap is fit. Ends of gunwales left running free until the stem cap is down. Ends of planks still exposed. |
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| Joe is admiring the stem cap or "false stem" which MaryAnn and Harry fit to bury the hood end of the planking. |
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| Detail on the stem cap, fastened with large square boat nails. |
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Contact: Fritz Funk (fritzf@alaska.net)