This is the end form for the bow. Note that it is inverted. To secure the end form, I ended up attaching some small blocks to the end form and then using screws to mount the end form onto the strongback and against form 3. Note the smaller blocks at the bottom of the frame. Screws go through the form and into these blocks. In addition screws go through the form itself, at an angle, into the strongback. The result is that form is mounted to the form in a number of different places, and seems to be quite sturdy.

This is the end form for the stern. I attached this one differently. Because I had the fit so close, it made the most sense to simply glue it. So, I fired up the hot glue gun, slathered glue all over the place, and slid the form to the proper location. After this, I ran a few screws through the perpendicular form (on the right of the picture) to secure it.

After flipping the forms over so the hull was on top, I noticed some of the forms were out of line. This was a bit of a problem, but in the end it was pretty simple to fix. I simply cut some scraps into wedges, like the one shown here. Then I slipped the wedge into the gap between the form and the strongback, and tapped it with a hammer until things lined up again. I needed to do this for three or four forms. All turned out well.

After getting everything back in line, I decided it was time to commit. So, I taped the edges of the forms. The edges are taped to prevent the strips from actually being glued to the forms. When taping the forms, you should remember to make sure that you extend the sheer line on your form prior to taping. On these forms you can see a black line. That is the sheer line. I took a small piece of scrap and used it as a straight edge to extend the sheer line that was on the forms. The line on the original forms that I purchased was quite small, and the tape would have covered the line. Then I would have been up a creek. Good think I was thinking this afternoon.

The whole kayak, inverted, from a side view. I had to open the garage door to get the whole boat in the same frame. It is taped up and ready to go. The bow is on the left, the stern is on the right.

One last shot for the day, this one of me by the form for the bow. You can see some diagrams I've tacked to the wall behind me for guidance and inspiration, along with the cluttered workbench. Hopefully work on the strips gets wrapped up soon and I can start getting a body on this thing.