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Monthly Archives: October 2013

Setting Keystone Strips and Filling Gaps

October 23, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

For the gap filling I am using the usual aeromarine epoxy combined with wood dust. I was using wood dust from the table saw bed, but now I’m trying dust […]

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Stripping is Hard

October 16, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

It was good to take a break from the epoxy last month when I worked on the porthole blanks. Now I’m back and it’s better after the break, but still […]

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stripping

New Tool: Microplane 2″ Rotary Shaper

October 14, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

I just received a rotary shaper in the mail. I’ll be using it to clean up the rough cuts on the portholes. Not sure if this is the right tool, […]

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Starting to Strip Again

October 11, 2013by tsunamiChris 1 Comment

This time it’s a smaller radius curve, so a little trickier. I’m still using 1/4 inch Okoume marine plywood cut to 1 1/2 inch by 8 foot strips. Lateral pull […]

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Roughing Out Captain’s Window

Featuredby tsunamiChris 1 Comment

Today I cut out a nice big chunk of the bow framework to make room for a window. Each step makes this big ball of wood look more like a […]

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port holes

Snapshots from Dave

October 7, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

My friend Dave was over the other night and took a few snapshots of the boat. I have very few shots of me and the boat, and even fewer photos […]

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Rough Cutting to Reveal Planked Portholes

October 7, 2013by tsunamiChris 1 Comment

My Japanese trim saw should be here tomorrow, so in preparation… I roughed out the porthole blanks that were covered when I planked. I’ll have to keep releasing these holes […]

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port holes

Pretty Picture

October 7, 2013by tsunamiChris 1 Comment

Photo just prior to planking the upper midship

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So Close

October 4, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

I was so close to closing up the first plank layer of the upper midship. There is just one curvy little piece i have to make and pop in. I […]

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