Canoe Update
Jun. 18th, 2011 07:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
catsittingstillI got the second inwale epoxied in, and the bowsprits epoxied on, and cut, and discovered that for getting them that last 32nd of an inch flush to the hull a plane works even better than a sander, though I did have to sharpen the plane first. And I have one of the outwales clamped in place and all taped up but I'm not going to epoxy it on today because my arms are just too tired.
And my arms are tired because I cut out the decks and then used a handsaw to split the planks lengthwise for bookmatching. My bandsaw is just not big enough for this and the handsaw arguably gives better control anyway. However that control is still not great, which means a *lot* of planing to get the bookmatched sides flat. I'm not nearly done but if I let myself get too tired I will drop a delicate tool on the boatshop's cement floor which is a bummer.
So I'm stopping. And in about an hour and a half, I'm going to bed. So I can get up early tomorrow and do all the stuff I should have done today.
And my arms are tired because I cut out the decks and then used a handsaw to split the planks lengthwise for bookmatching. My bandsaw is just not big enough for this and the handsaw arguably gives better control anyway. However that control is still not great, which means a *lot* of planing to get the bookmatched sides flat. I'm not nearly done but if I let myself get too tired I will drop a delicate tool on the boatshop's cement floor which is a bummer.
So I'm stopping. And in about an hour and a half, I'm going to bed. So I can get up early tomorrow and do all the stuff I should have done today.
