Bevin Builder Home Safety! Getting Started Scarfing Sides, Stern, Transom Chines Fitting at the stem Fitting at the stern Install the chines Nailing on the bottom Deck Beam Quarter Knees Frames Rails Foredeck Seat Risers Keel & Skeg Seats Oar Locks Painter & Oars Fill, Sand & Paint Your Pictures	Fitting the Chines at the Stem (In order to fit these pieces you need to do two things, use a bevel gauge and subtract. Neither is hard.) Using the bevel gauge, measure the angle between the surface of the side panel and the inside face of the stem. Remember to keep the gauge normal (90°) to the surface of the panel. Mark it at the end of the chine. Label the chine for "inside," "outside," "up" and "down." Next measure the angle between the edge of the panel and the face of the stem. Mark it on the chine with the base of its angle starting at the end of the previous angle. Cut the compound angle. Bend the chine into the boat and check the fit. Trim as necessary. When the forward half of the chine is tight to the side and in the mid frame notch, make a mark on the chine at the center frame and an opposite mark on the side panel. Gently remove the chine from the boat.
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