Eric,

Here is a picture of the internal (pine Stem) attached to the bow form of my Guillemot. Note: That I have removed part of the original bow form and the internal stem was planed to form a tapered point along its length before it was attached to the bow form. I used a few drops of hot melt blue and painters tape to attach the stem to the bow form.

I hope this helps.

Greg

: Can someone explain the front stem philosophy? Form 1 seems to
: interfere with the internal stem. Do I cut the point of form 1
: off so it is flush with the bottom of the internal stem? What is
: the point of the slight lift at the rear of the internal stem
: from the bow form? The photo below shows the stem in place
: before I bevel it and attach it semi-permanently. I am looking
: at page 235 of Nick's latest book (Building Strip-Planked
: Boats), but the photo is a little washed out in that area and it
: is not clear what that area looks like.