Stringers, Nose-block, Carry-handle Support Blocks

Small fillets of epoxy mixed with wood flour have been added to all the bulkheads, along the hull and up the sides to the sheer clamps.

A wider shot of the fillets.

 Three stringers are slotted into the bulkheads to provide more support for the paddler's weight.  The stringers are glued in then filleted.  You may be able to see one or two copper wires that are holding the stringers down into the bottoms of the slots.

In this shot, further forward, you can also see that the stringers do not stretch all the way from end-to-end.

The nose-block has been glued in place.  Clear packing tape is used to hold the side panels in tight against the nose-block.

These blocks (cut from left-over sheer clamp) are glued at the center of the board to provide a place to attach the carry handle.  The finished board should weigh about 32 pounds, making it fairly easy to carry down to the lake from  my house.

Next I will install the decorative back panel.  Once the glue has set on these items I will need to coat the stringers, carry-handle blocks, and nose-block with epoxy; then plane and sand the sheer-clamps and nose-block, etc. flush with the side panels to provide a flat surface for mounting the deck.