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Pictures from 1st of April
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 Robbie nailing into a transverse baand. |  The rose-head square copper nails used. The longer length into deadwood and the shorter used with roves for the boards. |  With the build at full height, the moulds are no longer needed. |
 The last mould is removed. |  The bow view of the hull. |  Visitors admire the sixareen's lines. |
Pictures from 2nd of April
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 Looking aft from the bow. |  Re-modelling the steam box for the next stage of the build. |  Oak gunwales, 30 feet long will have to be steamed before being fitted. |
Pictures from 3rd of April
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 The altered steam box is now about 32 feet long and a second steam generator has been added |  The 3" thick oak slab from which the gunwales will be cut. |  Marking the first cutting line. |
 Wood block is inserted to prevent the cut closing and jamming the saw blade. |  With the second cut, the gunwale's shape emerges |  The second gunwale is cut out, its outline marked from the first. |
Pictures from 4th of April
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 The one-piece port side gunwale clamped in place after 3½ hours steaming |  Bow view; temporary cross struts prevent the new gunwale from changing the shape of the hull. |  The end of the gunwale fits tightly at the stern post. |
 And at the bow. The ends measure 2" x 3/4", reduced from 3" x 2 5/8" amidships. |  Planing the starboard gunwale to size |  The underside of the gunwale will be tapered to the marked line. |
Pictures from 7th of April
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|  Clamps laid to hand, ready for the starboard side gunwale. |  The steamed gunwale is ready to be eased into position. |
 The clamps are gradually tightened. |  Heights from the lower edges of the reebins are checked to unsure symmetry. |  Clamps are left in position while the wood cools down. |
Pictures from 8th of April
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 The underside is hollowed and the top surface rounded. |
|  After many trial fittings and adjustments, the hinnispot is nailed in position. |
Pictures from 9th of April
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|  Marking templates for baand heads. |  Jack cuts out the template on the bandsaw. |
 Transferring the template outline to the oak block. |  Cutting the shape from an oak block. |  First trial fitting of the baand heads. |
Pictures from 10th of April
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 Baand head shaped to fit the boards. The top surface still to be shaped. |
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 Cutting the bevel to fit the board angle. |  Hillswick blacksmith Bruce Wilcock views the sixareen. |  Bruce has forged the rudder fittings from iron, the traditional material. |
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