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Re: Strip: Argh. Router gouges lower Fire Star Bo
By:JohnK
Date: 4/15/2011, 9:04 pm

: I decided to round the edges of my lower bow with a router, and as
: I went around it with a handheld one, the guide slipped as it
: approached the drop-off of the middle lamination and dug a
: little deeper into the wood. You can see on the image where I
: promptly stopped cutting, so the last few millimeters still have
: a square edge.

: Obviously it's not too easy putting wood back on, but I image this
: sort of thing has happened on other boat parts.. Any suggestions
: on how to fix?

: Sorry for the blurriness, phone camera.

Hi Stephen
You could simply use a dovetail bit or bevel bit and go over the gouged part to the end and then square up the part where the gouge started. What you need to fix it is one flush surface with a square start. Then glue on a piece of similar wood and then plane it down to the where you want it.
JohnK
I hope my instructions are clear.

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Strip: Argh. Router gouges lower Fire Star Bow *PIC*
Stephen Troy -- 4/15/2011, 4:04 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/15/2011, 4:56 pm
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Stephen Troy -- 4/15/2011, 5:22 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/15/2011, 7:05 pm
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JohnK -- 4/15/2011, 9:04 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 4/16/2011, 3:04 am
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Mike Savage -- 4/16/2011, 5:57 am
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 4/16/2011, 11:36 am
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 4/16/2011, 11:40 am
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Stephen Troy -- 4/18/2011, 10:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/18/2011, 4:25 pm
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Stephen Troy -- 4/18/2011, 5:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/19/2011, 1:39 am