: Here's a shot of what I've been wrestling with. I finally like the pattern.
: It's just incredibly slow going. I'm still finalizing the miter boxes I'm
: using to cut out all these shapes. I can see I'm going to lose my mind on
: this one

I'm ready to start work on my feature strip. I thought I would work out the math for how many pieces I have to cut. I couldn't believe it. (1543).I measured and did the math again and it was the same. And this doesn't count the boarder srip and pin stripe top and bottom. And on top of that it has to be the shear strips and the strength may not be enough for these strips. Fortunately I have to build the stern section seperatly on the SS and that should give me a better idea of what problems I might face. But it looks like I will be setting infront of the TV cutting and cuttin and cutti...

John