Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Re: Strip: Argh. Router gouges lower Fire Star Bo
By:Scott Fitzgerrell
Date: 4/16/2011, 3:04 am

: 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.

It looks like it's the rear of the bow piece that's damaged--the squared-off end that doesn't show. Right? If so, forget about it. It's not structural, and you can't see it in the finished boat. It's buried.

--Scott

Messages In This Thread

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