Step 8: Stringers

The stringers are the curved bits of wood that encircle the caravan.  They are made of 1.5" x 1/4" poplar, each 8' long, meeting in the middle at the top.

Originally I made these by ripping 2x4s into many 1/4" strips but these were too often flawed and knotted, and also didn't cope too well with the bending.  If I heated and soaked them they may have worked, but in the end I gave up and tossed 'em, switching to poplar 1x2s ripped in half.  These work much better and are much stronger.  That mistake cost me almost $100