: There's a lot of others who didn't understand Cunningham's method. I had his
: original Sea Kayaker article and gave up re-reading it.

: The frame is upside down. I have my bow and stern ends done then I temporarly
: lash the keel strip in place. I establish any rocker with pieces of wood
: that stick up from the deck beams holding the keel to the bend I want.
: Those are just taped or lashed for now. The keel is actually a guide at
: this point.

: Then I start bending ribs. I use a rough tape measurement and make sure I'm
: about 4 inches too long on each. As a rib is bent, I place it in position,
: curve against the keel and spring clamp the rib on the insides of the
: gunnels. The next day I cut them to length allowing for the mortice depth
: and insert them in the mortices. It's so pathetically easy and fast. No
: forms, models or thinking.

I like your approach. By the next one, I think I'll have the guts to "just do it" and not worry that it won't be right.

sing