The Bow Stem

At the very front of the boat is the bow stem or cut water, as it is sometimes called. This is always a challenge for me because math was never my strongest suit. I took the clearest 2 x 4 I could find and sawed it into 2 - two foot pieces. I measured the angle that the side would be as it came in to meet the bow stem and set up the table saw. The 2 - four foot pieces go back to back so that one receives the plywood and the other covers the end of the plywood and projects out forward of it to the very front of the boat. They get cut at the same angle.



Everything having been cut correctly (supposedly!) I now join them with glue and wood screws.



This will dry overnight and I will cut it down to the correct size soon.