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I
ripped some strips to 1/2 inch so that I could get around the sharper
curves at the chine. Strapping tape has proven to be a really good
"clamp". I re-use the strips of tape 'til the adhesive is no longer
good. Note the waxed paper under the 1/4 inch ply clamps to prevent
gluing the clamp to the strips in places where I got crazy with the
glue.
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I
found this "glue bottle" at the local hair supply store. It is a hair
color applicator, The tip is small and adjustable. The applicator
usually places a nice bead of glue into the cove. I use push pins as
caps, so I stick some here and there along the strongback so that I
don't have to hunt for a cap. ( I tend to lose things!) |
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Here is progress so far. Six strips each side.12 hours stripping.
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Work
proceeds slowly as I learn the tricks to stripping the hull. Sometimes,
I have to get creative with the clamps to keep strips where I want them! |
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One more strip, then, I will fit the keel.
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Almost ready to fit the keel. I need to get one more strip in so that the two keel strips will center. |
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wood for my wife, (she likes a wood fire), to get to this point. My
hand planing skills are very rusty! I cut the center and bottom strips
as discribed in Nick's book. It took a while to catch on, but I think the results will be worth it! |
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Bow and stern joints at center/keel.
While the keel strips were drying, I fit the cheater strips as a warm-up for the ends of the bottom strips.
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After
fitting the two center strips at the keel, I started filling the
resulting halfmoon areas. Each end of the strip is planed to a wedge
shape with a bead to fit the intersection with the previous strip. I
cut off the beads on the keel strips and planed the edges to a rolling
bevel. The halfmoons were filled "cove to cove'". |
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As the gap narrows, I
need to use different "clamps", these are scraps from fitting the
strips. Click on the image to see the registration marks in pencil.
Once I learned how to fit the ends with these marks, the fitting
improved a lot!! See Nicks Book for a detailed description of the technique. |
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Getting down to the last three strips to close up the hull. I ripped the cove of the remaining strips.
I had a hard time getting the strips in place, so, I scarfed the
2nd to last strip. The fit was better with no broken strip!!
Here's a close up of the "football" area of the hull.
I
fit the final strip by placing a strip of masking tape over the gap,
then rubbing the tape with a pencil to produce an outline of the gap.
I
placed the tape on the strip, then planed/ sanded to fit.
I
planed the bow and stern to give me a 3/4 inch wide surface to glue a
stem. 4 layers of 1/8 thick ash were glued in place.
I used mechanic's
wire as a clamp tied off to the base of the strongback to hold the ends.
After a couple hours with the block plane, the outer stems are ready to sand and fair into the hull shape.
I
had a few good sized gaps from fitting the football section. I used a
palm viening gouge to cut a square edge in the defective area.
I cut a
piece to fit the gouge area and glued it in place. I made a fairing
board to sand the hull.
The hull has been planed, large gaps filled, and glue scraped off. Sanding the surface to 100 grit will come next.
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