Bow & stern pieces

Fitting Stern piece
The outline was produced from a tracing onto cardboard from the plan, then trial fitted and adjustments made, and then used to make the ply piece shown below being given its trial fit against the stern frame:

As can be seen this needed a little taken off from the front of the piece abutting the frame and it fitted fine, this done the angle of the stringer was taken as it came across the stern frame:

And then transferred to the stern-piece so that the slot for the stringer could be cut: this was a retrospective photo to show how it was done after the slot had been cut. It is also possible to see a piece of cedar added to the piece to give a better curve after it had been faired.  

The whole thing fitted together as shown below:

You can also see the wooden pin that along with the lashing secures the keel stringer to the piece, the pegs that centre the stern piece into the end frame, and the lashing from the piece to the gunwales.

A similar process was applied to the bow piece. Next is how the stringers went on.