I finished the template for the shelves. I ended up gluing a small strip of doorskin to the 3 pieces at the joints and let it sit til next weekend. They turned out great. I used my block plane to plane right to the pencil line. Cut just a hair wide and worked to line. Only added a few minutes work, but it was worth it.
What is the reason for the lofting to come in(narrow at the transom) on the full size lofting? Without this sheet as reference does this just work itself out when you place the shelves in the molds? I feel like I’m missing something.
1. If I understand right on the 1st post above, one side will have the sheer shelf layers in opposite order ... that's fine as long as the final thickness of everything is as designed.
2. The boat is narrower at the stern than it is at amidships. It doesn't matter if you use Sheet 002c or Sheet 002c-alt to create the sheer shelves. If you use the 002 version, the angle where the aft straight section (the A/B line) will result in the boat's width being narrower at the stern. This isn't obvious in Sheet 002c because loftings are only shown up to 168" from the bow. In Sheet 002c-alt, the full-size lofting, loftings are provided right to the stern so you can readily see that stern is narrower... but note that the wood from the 168" line to the stern is still a straight run, just like in Sheet 002c. The results are the same regardless, that the boat is wider at amidships, narrower at the stern. The molds are correct for carrying the shelves in the right place - Look at shelf molds #1, #2, and #3 in Sheet 010c ... notice how the width gets narrower as you go towards the stern.
The bottom line: Yes, it all works out in the end!
The
stern end ... haha, pardon the pun
Brian
