Jim Dodd's latest activity

I have a question about glassing if anyone's done this. I'd like to lay a 5' piece of glass into the cockpit and a little in the stems...

Welcome Farback, good luck with your build. I planed down the stern stem today then did a little grinding with a burr and a stone. I...

Mine Too ! No faster way, and they keep the strips true to the forms better than clamping. The waiting for the glue to dry, with...

Staples are my favorite clamp. :) Alan

Yes. The spring clamps I buy are described as 2" size. Oh Yes ! The Other Jim Dodd, came up with a very slick method using bungee cord...

I found the Bit Nick Schade, uses for bead and coving 3/16 thick strips. This bit is a 3/32" multi coving bit, available from Magnate...

Thanks for all the help, and that video. I was a bit frustrated so ordered 1/8 bits and walked away from it. With all the great tips you...

Hi to all. I just found this forum while looking for others who’ve built Kites. I’m just starting my build. I’m finding lots of great...

Oh that looks slick, and the final product is so clean! If I understand correctly they're essentially angled wood block 'pads' that work...

I only got a little done today. I had to fix our snowblower since no one likes shoveling. I planed down the bow stem and really...

Looks awesome! As you mentioned, the s-glass does not wet out as clear as the e-glass but the durability makes up for it IMO. Like...

Another pic of Dragon's Teeth in action. I hope a better pic. These I painted red. Dragon's teeth.

Those Jimmy clamps are so handy ! Another clamping system, is the "Dragon Teeth". They are used to hold the outwhales to the deck...

Always nerve racking when you flip that hull. Looks great. Jim

I really hope so Jim. Scraping went well, the epoxy was still pretty green so shaved easily. When I was unscrewing everything to flip...