I have also rough-cut the stem, chine block, breast hook (although not installed as of yet), and transom. I set all of the pieces in place to get an idea of the overall shape of the structure and am realatively pleased.
I mentioned, some time ago, that I was going to laminate frame 2 with some marine DF but have since reconsidered. I just don't like the idea of any bilge water being in contact with the plywood for any reasonable amount of time. Besides, what exatly is reasonable? So I will rebuild frame 2 in the near future.
I am a little short on work-space, hard to believe with a three-car garage, so I have been improvising using the building form from time to time. I won't be able to do this for much longer so I will have to do some clean up soon.
Below I have included a close-up of the first keel cut-in. I scratched my head over this one for quite a while. Which tool to use? I tried making a jig for my table saw using stack dado blades but didn't like the stability of my jig with a frame balanced on edge. I thought of using a coping saw but my free-hand is not the best. Next the router...I had a pretty high level of confidence in the jig that I made but began to worry about tear-out from cross-cutting the grain. So, and I know this may seem elementry to any of you "experience builders", I turned to the good ol' jig saw. I have previously expressed concern over my true cuts with this tool but was pleasantly surprised with the result.
Picture on the left is post- filing.
There was really not much to clean up as the cut was pretty darn good. Don't mean to brag but I was very happy with the work.