This past week was a busy one, so I didn't get to copy the shape of the midships frame curve onto our jig until Saturday morning. I cut it out with the jig saw and sanded it so that it was ready to go in the morning.
We put cleats under the bend edge of the jig and 8d nails to use as holding pins when we were spreading the epoxy and placing the strips.
Then after lunch and other obligations, we cut the 1/8" strips we would use to laminate the frame. These were longer than the ones we used in the fore keel so they were somewhat more difficult to cut. It took all four of our hands to accomplish this task. We cut twenty of them.
Today, we spread the epoxy on the strips and placed them on the jig inside our 8d nails. After we had all of the strips to make a piece two inches wide, we applied the clamps to hold them along the curve of the jig. We used 18 of the strips and all 14 of the clamps we had on hand and two more small ones to clamp the jig to the table.
We were pleased with the result and now have all the laminating of pieces for the pram done. We will sand and shape this one after the epoxy has set up and hardened. We didn't snap any of the strips along the way either.
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