This was done by making a straight cut from the
end to a point three feet back along the edge of the board and then
rounding off the edge with a draw-knife. When one board had been shaped,
it was used as a pattern for the other, which was thus cut to exactly the
same size. For the end pieces two strips, 4 inches wide and 2 feet 10-1/2
inches long, were sawed out of a 1-inch board. Then for the bottom we
procured a number of 3/4-inch boards, 12 feet long and 8 inches wide,
which we cut into 3-foot lengths. At Bill's suggestion, before nailing the
parts together, we secured some strips of flannel, which were saturated
with paint, and laid between the seams so as to make the boat perfectly
water-tight. The side and end boards were then nailed together, with the
strips of flannel between, the side boards overlapping the end boards, as
shown in Fig. 59. After planing down the end boards until their edges laid
flush with the edges of the side pieces, the bottom boards were nailed on,
strips of cloth being inserted between them, as well as along the edges of
the side and end boards. To brace the bottom a 3/4-inch board was placed
at the center, inside the boat, and bent down against the floor, to which
it was nailed with wire nails.
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