That's encouraging. I have a feeling that no matter how much time I spend on smoothing, that I'll still have some left. If the epoxy can hide it, then I can breath a bit easier.

Ross

ps. Glad the hatches worked out okay. And I'm sure it looks like you meant to build them that way from the beginning!

> Hi Ross,

> I to have some of those evil strips, I did pretty much the same thing as
> you. I also used one of the japanese saw files I got from New Found
> woodworks at the rendezvous. It worked pretty well for the bad spots where
> adjacent strips had grain running opposite ways. I gave up worrying about
> the waviness, figuring I would take care of it with epoxy and varnish. I
> saw one boat at the rendezvous made by a Highschool buddy of Nicks that
> complained of the same problem but his boat looked great. After the glass
> work on My guillemot and several fill coats mine looks pretty good I hope
> to start varnish this weekend I let you know how it comes out when it gets
> real shinny. Ya! the boats almost done, did one end pour last night and
> I'll do the other end tonight.

> PS. The strongback on the hatch worked great. And so did the silicone seal
> on the other hatch. Thanks again!