Stringer cuts

I have been advancing by leaps and bounds until I hit the cutting of the frames. Here I get bogged down in making cuts into the frame that will accept the long stringers that will help reinforce the framing. I isn’t a simple matter of notching out a ¾ x 1-1/2” hole. At each frame there are two angles that must be taken into consideration in order for the stringer to sit properly against the frame. The angles are more pronounced as I approach the bow, where the more radical angles are located.

For example, I need first to determine the depth and angle of the cut that will be 1-1/2” deep.



The next cut also has an angle that must be included in order to complete the cut. The angle lines represent the bevel on this frame. The bevel is an area of wood that will be planed off to allow the bottom or side plywood panel to sit flat against the frame.



The roughed-out result looks like this:



Both sides of the frame also receive a long stringer. This one will represent the deck level and also requires angled cuts.



These are just the rough-cuts and will be refined to get a good contact and proper depth.

This takes time and thought as there 48 of them to do. I am completing 2 frames a day, as time allows and taking my time. After this is done, I will make the cut-out on each frame for the keel. This will be a wider cut in the center of each frame.