I cut the bow stem for a scarf joint to build it up with the new steam bent pieces.  I need to go from here to the tip of the deck with the new stem.

At the tip of the deck I cut back the inner gunwales to splice in some new pieces. These look simple, but getting everything cut at the right angles and fit together is proving to be a real challenge. The old pieces were full of insect holes, including the tip of the deck, which I also cut off.  The deck has cover pieces that cap the inner gunwales and rib tips, so these joints won't show.

Here's the other side. I had to cut it back further to get to good wood. I used scraps of ash from my failed stem bending attempts to make these parts.