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Strip: the chines
By:victor druten
Date: 9/14/2009, 5:59 pm

Okay...I'm one strip away (On the middle forms) from ....argghhhh..the Hull CHINES. that is one big BEND on the Night Heron.
Yeh, I could bevel that strip (or two)...but I have an idea I might try. I have these 1/4" dowels ( 3' long)that I've been using in the coves with my clamps ( NO GLUE so far)...to avoid crushing the cove ends. works super. THinking...about...at the chines...I LEAVE the dowels in and then...REVERSE the next strip to COVE DOWN. It looks..repeat..looks like it might work. It actually makes a kind of HINGE thing. Plus, it's a nice little 1/4" stripe also. figure that after the keel strips are in...they will have the coves facing down...and I could for a few pieces....alternate keel/sides until I have to bevel both sides.
curious if anyone has done something like this???

Messages In This Thread

Strip: the chines
victor druten -- 9/14/2009, 5:59 pm
Re: Strip: the chines
Bill Hamm -- 9/19/2009, 8:28 am
Re: Strip: the chines
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/15/2009, 3:24 pm
Re: Strip: the chines
Wesley Ewell -- 9/15/2009, 12:17 pm
Re: Strip: the chines
Deano -- 9/15/2009, 10:36 am
Re: Strip: the chines
Peter Sebbage -- 9/15/2009, 8:14 am