Virginia 1819 build log – Part 9

More pictures of planking progress. It’s not as bad as I feared, and not as good as I wanted. I hope things will look a lot better once this first planking layer is sanded down smooth. The hardest part has been finding ways to firmly hold the wet planks in place while they dry into shape.

Hull planking progress
Hull planking progress

In spite of my measuring and tapering, some funny-shaped filler planks will be required.

Hull planking progress
Hull planking progress

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