The forms are all set and the strips have been cut and edge milled.
I use a cove and bead bit from Lee Valley tools to mill the edges of the strips, it makes a nice tight fit between strips and holds the glue well. I used 10 10'x5.5"x1" cedar deck boards to rip 150 or so strips. we will see if we need all of them.
The next project in the shop is a matched pair of canoes, one a 17 footer and the other a 12.5 foot solo canoe.
The first step is to set up the forms and get them level, plumb and aligned correctly.
I believe we are finished with this clean up and polish project! I have way more hours into this than I should have put but the end result is worth the extra time.. It will never float again without a layer of fiberglass on the hull, but it will make a sweet wall hanger for the client.
About a hundred years of barn dust and cobwebs, dry rot. An entire quart of varnish went into the wood on the first coat topside. I don't think I have ever seen wood that dry before.
