I need the supreme wood workers here to educate me on how to cut the tapers I need on the inwales for the Morris. The inwales for the bulk of the boat are 7/8" high by 1 1/8" wide. They taper at both ends beginning 40" back from the stems, from the 1 1/8" to 3/8". They do so to tuck in behind the stem which is 3/4" wide on the back side.
I know I could build a jig for the table saw to do this, or I could just spend a zillion hours planing them. Best bet would be to rough cut on the saw and finish with the plane. Anyone have photo's of jigs they have used on their saws to cut tapers? I will also need one for cutting the tapers on the ribs, although I could do those by hand considering I only need to do maybe 8.
If I can only get KD spruce, anyone have any advice on how to get the moisture content in the wood high enough for some serious bending without the wood delaminating?
Thanks
Karin
I know I could build a jig for the table saw to do this, or I could just spend a zillion hours planing them. Best bet would be to rough cut on the saw and finish with the plane. Anyone have photo's of jigs they have used on their saws to cut tapers? I will also need one for cutting the tapers on the ribs, although I could do those by hand considering I only need to do maybe 8.
If I can only get KD spruce, anyone have any advice on how to get the moisture content in the wood high enough for some serious bending without the wood delaminating?
Thanks
Karin