The Oyster continued; The hog and transom

The Hog steamed and cramped into position.


As far as materials went I tried to go with what was on the plans.Unfortunately these days it is not always possible to get quality timber in the variety as one did 50 years ago. I decided to choose 3 main types of timber which are still easy to get; oak, larch and sapele

The hog and keel are made out of oak, airdried. The hog was steamed at the rear end and cramped on.

The transom marked out.

For the transom kiln dried oak was used to make it as stable as possible.

Transom dry fitted


On this picture you can see the transom being offered up as well as the keel lying on top of the hog. The wedge shaped opening between the hog and keel is called the 'deadwood'.

Hog into Transom joint

An interesting joint with the various angles which unfortunately wont be seen once al the planks are fitted.

A good fit!

In the next part of the blog i will continue with the building of the apron and stem.