Rabbeting the Stem

I finished rabbeting out (rough) the stem after work today. I did most of the work with a large gouge chisel and a skill saw set to 1". Tomorrow I'll go back over it with a rabbeting plane and a flat chisel. It's so dark this time of year, I don't get much work done in the evening. The light is gone by 4:30 at the latest. On the whole, the new stem looks good. I managed a fair job on the joinery between the pieces. I sealed them together with sikaflex and several 5/8" silicon bronze threaded rods. Since I used yellow locus for the stem, there are a few ugly knots and patches, but if properly soaked with linseed oil & poison it should work well.