I also completed a jig I have been making to cut out the various notches on the frames. I tested it on Frame 6 and it works perfectly and leave a clean and square slot for the keel to sit in.
The new glue is working out fine, but a single batch is very big, so I need to stack up enough jobs to consume it all, and then work very quickly to get everything done before it begins to tack off. So far so good.
Ignore the less than perfect joint in this photo, epoxy glue is good for fixing all manner of evils. One of the things this photo doesn't show is that I forgot to put a sacrificial piece of ply to protect the floor timber splintering whilst I was routing out the slot. Didn't do do much damage, but I will remember for next time.
The stem in this picture is just sitting there. Its all levelled, squared, holes for the screws are drilled, its just not glues and screwed. Probably not noticeable, but I spent about 30 minutes today with a hand brush sweeping up saw dust. Ended up with and enormous pile.
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