A King's Transom - Planking the Stern - Rideable Vasa #13

We finally get to put some skin on the bones of this lady. The transom needs to be planked before the sides of the hull, otherwise the hull planks has nothing to attach to. And she would leak. Which is historically inaccurate, as the only way water should be rushing in is through the gunports! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Getting planks ready 2:01 - Epoxy and nails 3:55 - Trimming to shape 7:48 - The Port side 12:16 - Upper transom 17:52 - Beauty shots Tools in use: Cheap clamps The one sharp japanese saw The other japanese saw Several sharp chisels The best planes on offer at Biltema. (actually all the planes, I bought all the planes!) The big hammer with the white handle Endless patience Materials: Painted nails Cling foil Spruce WEST system epoxy The laser level This is part of the Rideable Vasa series where we scratch build a human crewed 1:12 scale version of the Vasa - the massively overbuilt warship built to fight in the great wars of 1628. She was glorious. She sank 1300 meters from the shipyard. We aim to be slightly better. A project without failure conditions. Either we sail, which is great. Or we sink, which is historically accurate.