We’re about ready to start Evelyn's second layer of planking, but first Lou Sauzedde and Ken Boyle need to find the sheer on the outside of the strip planking. To do that, we need to mark the frame heads at the bevel of the deck beams. That’s a lot more complicated to describe than show. In this video, we demonstrate how to use a pattern of a deck beam to mark the bevel on the frame heads and then transfer that bevel to the outside of the top strip plank or sheer plank. With this mark, we can then line off the hull and determine the widths and shapes of the second layer of carvel planking. We could have picked the bevels up off of Evelyn’s body plan, but that would have taken hours of lofting. Plus, if any of the frames weren’t in exact alignment, the bevels would not be exact. Our goal is minimum effort for maximum accuracy.