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Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
By:Rob
Date: 12/22/2011, 6:56 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer (Ian Cummins)

Why flatten the edge at all? Why not leave a bead (or cove) there?
Of course, you'd have to leave a mating edge (bead/cove) on the deck strip for when you join
deck-to-hull.

: I'm a convert to bead-up, having built a boat each way. Yes the
: cove is a convenient glue trough but it's easy to make a strip
: holder, run the glue, then flip the strip over. The advantage is
: that you can apply much more pressure to the bead than the
: fragile cove, either with tape/ clamps or both. If you're
: stapling, I guess it doesn't matter as much.

: Either way, I'd go ahead and flatten the botton of the sheer strip
: while you can hold the strip flat. A slight angle, 3 degrees or
: so, wouldn't hurt.
: The block plane will be fairly useless after the strip has a
: permanent curve so you'll have to removing the bead or cove with
: sandpaper.
: Eventually you'll probably sand both sheer strips at once with a
: fairing board when mating the deck and hull so the more wood off
: now, the better.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: first strip: the sheer
Rob -- 12/21/2011, 8:21 pm
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Ian Cummins -- 12/21/2011, 9:35 pm
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Rob -- 12/22/2011, 6:56 am
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer *PIC*
Ian Cummins -- 12/22/2011, 8:51 am
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Rob -- 12/30/2011, 9:12 am
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Ian Cummins -- 12/30/2011, 1:44 pm
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Bill Hamm -- 12/22/2011, 1:37 am
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
John Messinger -- 12/22/2011, 10:35 am
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer *PIC*
Don T -- 12/22/2011, 11:45 am
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Douglas Lee -- 12/22/2011, 1:16 pm
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Rob -- 12/30/2011, 5:50 pm
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Ian Cummins -- 12/30/2011, 6:08 pm
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Etienne Muller -- 12/31/2011, 4:58 am
Re: Strip: first strip: the sheer
Mike Savage -- 12/31/2011, 4:18 pm