{"id":398,"date":"2021-12-15T19:36:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T19:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/?p=398"},"modified":"2022-01-02T16:16:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T16:16:24","slug":"building-the-stem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/2021\/12\/15\/building-the-stem\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the Stem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I thought it would be interesting to show all the steps in the process of making this piece all the way from rough cut planks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I bought my Iroko hardwood as sawn planks, i.e. straight off the saw table, fairly rough. You can buy timber cut and planed to finished size, but that, of course, is more expensive, especially when my time comes for free. The picture below shows the sawn planks I start with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I cut the planks to slightly oversized width to straighten up the planks and to give less work to my little thicknesser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n