After about 3 hours of layout time I finally epoxied the transom frame to the transom. After cutting all the pieces out with a band saw I needed to plane the mating surfaces to the correct angles. This took much longer than I thought it would. Every time I took a couple of planer strokes the wood would end up with a small bevel. So I would take a few more strokes and the bevel would be on the other side! All the while my mahogany is laying in thin shavings on the floor! The transom is 3/4 inch plywood so the exact mating was not as critical as some other parts will be. After drawing out an outline of where each piece would go on the transom I measured and marked the notched for the battens, chines and sheer. These are the pieces that will run the length of the boat. Finally I glued and screwed it all into place. Eventually I have to cut the bottom and sides of the transom to a 20 degree angle, but I am still thinking of the best way to do that. One piece done, many more to go. I learned a lot about layout from this. The building literature recommends that you use a piece of plywood to trace out the patterns on to so everything will line up correctly when it gets epoxied. I think I will have to get some before I put the other frames together.
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