Forms Construction Page 2

So as to keep the cut 90* to the face of the forms, I used my bandsaw to cut to the outside of the traced line.  I tried my jigsaw, but I wasn't impressed as the angle of the cut tended to wander.

After cutting out the plywood form, I again used the 12" disc sander to sand down to the line.

After sanding, I transferred the watelines and centerline to the edge of the plywood forms so that the reference marks can be accurately traced onto the bottom sheet of plywood.

Completed forms.

The same procedure was followed on the stem forms.  The only differences were attaching the stem form pattern onto the plywood with spray adhesive directly rather than making a template and trimming one edge of the stem forms square to the baseline using the crosscut sled on my tablesaw.  Station 4 and the strongback will reference off of the square sides.

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I plan to build without internal stems (stems are recommended in the plans) for weight savings.  I haven't found a need for internal stems in my other boats.  I used a simple jig to trace a line where the internal stems would be.  This area was tapered so that the strips will fit correctly in this area.