> Thank you Nick Schade for an excellent book and sharing your designs.

> question: could I use stain (like "minwax") on some strips
> before assembly to give me two (or more) colored strips for accent - after
> pre-treating the soft wood with their conditioner? I'm planing to use
> pine.

> question: would cove and bead be necessary on the flat sections of the
> Great Auk deck?

> Hint: after drawing the half forms on graph paper I put them upside down
> in a photo-copier and set it for the darkest setting. The machine was able
> to see my marks through the paper and I have perfect mirror (left) half
> forms with no additional work.

I would be hesitant to use a copier for the forms. Copiers can create distortions. Thoroghly check for this before cutting them out.

Oil-based stains may interfere with the bonding of your epoxy.

Mike