Charlie Jones Posted April 30, 2003 Posted April 30, 2003 since the taper changes the bevel on the stem (of a Princess 22 at least) you cannot cut the bevel easily using a band saw. You COULD make a saw table where you could vary the bevel as you were cutting, but that's not really practical for just one piece. Here's another way to cut that winding bevel. I'm posting a series of pictures showing how I did it. This is only one way, but the oveer all time was about 2 hours doing it like this. Here's the stem with one side finished, ready to finish the other. The bevel has been cut, using a band saw , to the angle of the small end. You can just see the line at the large end showing the bevel angle at the large end. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Charlie Jones Posted April 30, 2003 Author Posted April 30, 2003 Next, cut down to just shy of the layout line. I used a pull saw, but another type works too. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Charlie Jones Posted April 30, 2003 Author Posted April 30, 2003 Then I used a narrow chisel to dub off the excess wood between the cuts, being careful to not split off the bottom edge. By the way- if you locate the trash can just right, all the chips fall right in [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Charlie Jones Posted April 30, 2003 Author Posted April 30, 2003 Then I used a wider chisel to pare off the rough parts left from the previous step, again being careful to not splinter off the bottom edge. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Charlie Jones Posted April 30, 2003 Author Posted April 30, 2003 After the complete side is smoothed with the chisels, then I finish with the planes- first the block plane, then a smoothing plane. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Charlie Jones Posted April 30, 2003 Author Posted April 30, 2003 Here's the completed stem, ready to be offered up to the boat. It isn't completely smoothed since the plans indicate it will need some trimming to make it fit. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Frank Hagan Posted April 30, 2003 Posted April 30, 2003 Great pics, Charlie! Kind of like our own boatbuilding tutorial! Quote
Frank Hagan Posted May 1, 2003 Posted May 1, 2003 Speaking of which, would you mind if I used your post on a page here on the site? With all the proper attributions, of course! Quote
Charlie Jones Posted May 1, 2003 Author Posted May 1, 2003 I wouldn't mind at all Frank. I told Graham today that he could grab them also. He already had done so Quote
Joel Page Posted May 2, 2003 Posted May 2, 2003 Great sequence, Charlie. I'm following along on my P22 plans as you proceed, so keep up with the photos and narrative! What wood are you using for the stem, stem knee, and keel batten? Joel Page Quote
Charlie Jones Posted May 2, 2003 Author Posted May 2, 2003 Joel- the stem and stem knee is very clear piece of yellow pine. I looked through the stacks till I found what I wanted. The keelson is D grade, select Fir. All other cleating and stringering will also be fir. Trim wood most likely will be mahogany, although on my own boats I like Ash rather than Mahogany. Quote
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