Building Jig

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The building jig for the scow consists of the following parts:

You might want to cross-brace the longitudinals to each other to stop the jig from 'lozenging' when you turn it over.

There are various little 'tweaks' that should/can be made:

Use only mechanical fastenings (screws, bolts, etc) to assemble the jig, and in particular no glue, so that it can be dismantled inside the boat without damaging it.

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