My mistake there was two fold. I forgot to hit that end with the heat gun and pre-twist plus I yarded down on it too hard to try to close the gap. With both of those forces together it was too much. So lucky that it appears to have turned out ok.
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I used my oscillating tool to cut the channel as well as a sharp chisel then a file to clean it up. I then laminated in some tapered walnut pieces and once the glued dried planed/sanded them down level. I dry fit the stem laminations over night and epoxied them on today. I used unthickened epoxy between the strips and then added some wood flour for the joint to the hull. I used a bolt to the inner stem at the bottom to keep everything centered that will be cut off after. The wax paper is to keep the epoxy off my ratchet straps.
When I went to the stern to work on the channel there I went as far as I could until I can get a couple of more strips in. I'm trying to ensure that the stems follow the design curve of the hull. I looked at a everyone's build pictures ensuring mine looked pretty close before the laminations went on. I want to keep the handling as close to design as possible even though I mucked with things. Not having the right materials on hand has made the stems quite a pain. I'm looking forward to rough shaping them.
Since I'm on hold strip wise I decided to try out a new tool. I bought a cheap flexible long sanding board with a vacuum attachment a couple of weeks ago. With some 80 grit Abranet on there it's working pretty well. After a little test on the hull I'm just working on the overly thick walnut sheer strip taking it down flush. After taping all the holes up it's working ok connected to my little dust collector unit. It's nowhere near as "dust free" as my random orbital though.
When I went to the stern to work on the channel there I went as far as I could until I can get a couple of more strips in. I'm trying to ensure that the stems follow the design curve of the hull. I looked at a everyone's build pictures ensuring mine looked pretty close before the laminations went on. I want to keep the handling as close to design as possible even though I mucked with things. Not having the right materials on hand has made the stems quite a pain. I'm looking forward to rough shaping them.
Since I'm on hold strip wise I decided to try out a new tool. I bought a cheap flexible long sanding board with a vacuum attachment a couple of weeks ago. With some 80 grit Abranet on there it's working pretty well. After a little test on the hull I'm just working on the overly thick walnut sheer strip taking it down flush. After taping all the holes up it's working ok connected to my little dust collector unit. It's nowhere near as "dust free" as my random orbital though.
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I'm liking the Walnut accents. Might have use some on the next build.
Black anodizing on gunnels? How easily does that stuff scratch off? While I prefer the look of the black I have Thule wing bars on my truck with just a small strip of rubber down the center. I'm sure there will be contact when loading. My current boat has vinyl on top with lots of scuff marks.
Walnut laminations turned out pretty good. I see one spot will need a little filler. Decided to go herringbone pattern with the stripping. It seemed the strongest and easiest for me to fit. It's going pretty well.
This is looking very nice! The accents are pulling together nicely, and that herringbone interleaving is also one of the nicer looking ways of doing it.
I finally got to spend a little more time on the boat. I used some 60 grit on my random orbital to rough shape the bow stem. I then used my long board with the 80 grit Abranet to get it level with the hull. When rough shaping I was missing just a tiny piece on the top profile. I might not need it but decided to build it up for a level starting point. I filed a bit more away so there was more room for the glue to bite. I glued in a small scrap then planed it down level. I suspect it will disappear when wet out.
I also laminated in 3 layers into the stern stem channel and will plane/sand it flat to glue the outers to once it dries. I added one more strip to the bottom while I was at it.
I also laminated in 3 layers into the stern stem channel and will plane/sand it flat to glue the outers to once it dries. I added one more strip to the bottom while I was at it.
I'm wondering if you are planning on adding a brass stem strip, might be difficult with the edge you have on the stem. Difficult to tell from the pic, but I'm thinking your external stem might be riding a bit high. I usually follow the contour of the strips, rightly or wrongly...here's a pic of when I roughed it out on one of my Osprey builds.
Thanks for that Mem, yes they are currently too high. I just wanted a level starting point I can work down from. I'll be putting a strip along the hull to check curvature when I sand down to the finished product. No I won't be using brass stems. I'd like to go pretty fine on the ends with an extra layer of glass for durability. Darn responsibilities keeping me from working on it today.
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