Shaping the slats for the deck and placing them is very labour intensive and a time consuming job on your own. I was reminded by a mate the other day that other than getting some help in turning the boat I have made, fitted and done everything  which  involved timber  myself.         From the frames, to the mast, boom and gaff, to the hull, seats and slatted floors  fore and aft and even rope  blocks, not a single other person has been involved in the boat’s construction, Felt a bit proud of myself!  DSC01724 As I said, fitting the deck slats is getting there slowly but surely as has it has been for every aspect of building the boat. After I threw the 3.2 m lengths through the thicknesser to get a consistent thickness of  15 mm. I used a fine  20tpi blade on my table saw allowing  me to rip the slats with a  beautiful cut on the edge on both sides.  The blade was set at a just over 1 degree angle to create an inward angled edge to make a snug fit when placed against each other over the slightly bowed deck supports.   DSC01723