Depending on the type, the transom may be the most difficult and complex job in lofting and building a wooden boat. Evelyn's transom is curved, raked and oval. Making it one of the more difficult types to build. In this video, we'll show you how we picked up patterns to make the upper transom frame pieces. In the next video we'll show how to use the patterns to fashion the timbers. As the transom does not show correctly in any of the three views provided in the lines plans, it was lofted and expanded. Then we built a mold to the radius of the transom and used 6 layers of approx. 1/8" marine plywood to form the inner layer of the transom. Then the transom was cut to shape and fastened to the horn timber. Because the transom bevels were so radical, we planed them after the transom was in place. Then we built a transom frame to fit the forward face of the transom inner layer. The outer layer of the transom will be planked with two layers of solid mahogany.