patrick corry
solo canoeist
I decided to steam bend the new Ash outwales prior to priming and painting the Chestnut Bobs Special project. This is a new task for me and so far has gone reasonably well. In the second picture it's evident that the outwales make a rather abrupt inward curve at the decks, and are swept up to the greatest degree here as well. I rabbeted the stock where it meets the ribs, but left the outboard faces square to make clamping easier. I'm hoping they will keep their shape while they are off the boat being shaped to the final profile on the bench. I will certainly leave them on the boat for an extended period to ensure full drying before I shape them, and possibly create a temporary form (how, I don't know yet) to help maintain shape while I'm priming and painting the hull. The splash of water at the end of the video was because the boisterous boiling of water in the over-filled vessel shot out the tube. It settled down afterwards.