With the hand tool cabinet finished I started to strip Shad naked.  Once I had the skin off and started looking over the frame I discovered some other issues with the frame. None serious but all put together this would have not been a good paddling boat.

Once I put the strong back on the stands I noticed it had developed a twist in it. No way can you build a good boat on a bad foundation and that is exactly what your strong back is. A foundation.  I decided it was time to try another style strong back I had been thinking about for a while now. But more on that in another post.

I cut the lashings at the bow and stern ends and removed the frames I suspected. I starting with the bow, with the gunwales loose I played around a bit and I could see I was onto something.  I recut the frames, installed them on the boat and clamped the gunwales in place . The curve I wanted was there!

Here it is lashed in place. If you look close at this photo and compare it to the previous ones you will see a very big difference in the sheer line. The Gunwales are not forced into shape either, so there should be no tendency for the boat to deform once it comes off the strong back.

While not lashed in place you can see the sweep the stern if you look at the gunwale. A big improvement over the first attempt. Not as dramatic as the bow but still very much a Greenland look.

I am tired and I am busy with work so it will be a couple of days before I get this one finished but I am hoping to skin it over the weekend. I found my green paint I think, so this time around maybe I will get what I really wanted!