Well, that list of remaining work is very short compared to what you have already achieved to date. A lot of the jobs are short term goals such as making squab covers which well help you feel that all of a sudden you are rushing towards completion of the project. I think a bottle of bubbly at this stage is very well deserved!

That is so gorgeous! I am impressed beyond words. What a pleasure that's going to be, sailing all over, as well as hanging around in one place.

Shemaya

following this heat treatment in bending hardwood, it figures that cutting fairly thin strips that are given a soaking in boiling water before clamping to a jig/former, with some more heating using a heat gun, could be a way to achieving a tight radius.

Water soaking would logically allow plenty of heat when using the heat gun.

Steam bending without a steam box video from "Tips from a Shipwright".  Could be useful in the right circumstances.

Make a jig to the curve then pour boiling water over the strip as you bend it into the jig. I tried pouring boiling water over a strip and then wrapping it in plastic for a while,  I think it helped.