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Re: S&G: Glassing over the bow and stern *LINK*
By:Kyle T
Date: 5/13/2003, 4:28 pm
In Response To: S&G: Glassing over the bow and stern (Patsy)

: So do I cut a "v" out of the glass on the ends so it lays along the
: side? Wish I could draw a picture. This is a stitch and glue canoe so
: there aren't any stems. It just comes together at the ends.

: Patsy

I used both methods on my S&G. The cloth was cut on a bias so on the pointy end up front the cloth simply draped over without bunching up. That was a no brainer. On the aft end I trimmed the glass so that it could fold around the back edge. Like Chip, I had to babysit it for a while to make sure it stayed where it belonged. Both ends turned out as good as one would hope for. You can't see the cloth and the sanded and varnished finish was smooth and glossy.

If you are using slow hardener the glassing process is more forgiving than you would think and I'm sure you won't have any problems.

Have fun,
KT

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Glassing over the bow and stern
Patsy -- 5/13/2003, 12:27 pm
Brass stems a good idea
Robert N Pruden -- 5/14/2003, 12:19 pm
Re: S&G: Glassing over the bow and stern *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 5/13/2003, 5:51 pm
Re: S&G: Glassing over the bow and stern
Patsy -- 5/14/2003, 1:40 pm
Re: S&G: Glassing over the bow and stern
Bobby Curtis -- 5/14/2003, 6:01 pm
Re: S&G: Glassing over the bow and stern *LINK*
Kyle T -- 5/13/2003, 4:28 pm
Re: Bias
Patsy -- 5/13/2003, 4:46 pm
Re: Bias
Chip Sandresky -- 5/13/2003, 6:08 pm
Re: S&G: Glassing over the bow and stern
Chip Sandresky -- 5/13/2003, 1:42 pm
Re: S&G: Glassing over the bow and stern
Randy Knauff -- 5/13/2003, 12:51 pm