Keel protection

 1/8" oak laminations on stem for toughness

soild oak strips at stern for toughness

Okoume plywood

Okoume plywood for the cabin and beams arrives

3/8" okoume plywood with 7 layers

BS 1088 stamp

3rd layer of veneer done

narrower 1.5" wide veneer strips were used around the curve of the bilge

3rd layer of cedar veneer filled and sanded fair, ready for glass cloth

3rd layer of veneer started

 1/8" veneer thickness was scarfed 8:1 at longitudinal joins 

2nd layer done

 the surface will be sanded fair before the next layer goes on

staples and straps have been removed

2nd layer of veneer started

 wedges driven under the straps align "wild" edges

 wax paper facilitates removal after cure

plenty of wedges

1st layer of cedar veneer done

 Cedar veneers glued edge to edge

 1st layer of 1/8" cedar veneer done and sanded

pencil lines show stringer locations for accurate stapling of the next layer