: Prying for information once again.

: I am wondering how y'all did your external stem pieces. Specifically I am
: interested to know if you extended them up onto the deck and then cut at
: the shear line or did you end it at the shear line? And if you did extend
: onto the deck did it wrap around the bend or stop flush with the
: horizontal plane.

: I am planning to use Ash cut to 1/2" wide and about 1/8" thick and
: use 3 or 4 layers.

: Also, on the bottom, did you feather it out where it meets the keel line or
: did you carve a notch for it to fit into and finish with a butt joint?

: Once again, thanks for your help.

On my Guillimot, I used six or seven strips of ash just under a 1/16" thick x 3/4". I wrappped them all the way up onto the deck and later cut the shearline. The strips easily made the bend at the curve on the bow and stern with the use of a hot air gun. The ends on the hull were feathered into the light colored keel strips I used. On the bow deck the stem was again feathered into a light accent strip. It ended up looking like one continous strip. On the stern deck the ash came over dark cedar. Here I made an arrow point and feathered the edge down.

I agree with Mike, make the base a minium of 1/2" so you can get a good radius or sharper stem that is substantial looking. I would also run the stem three feet or more feet down the keel as this is where you get a lot of wear.

Good Luck, Ron