Flipping the job

These 3mm plywood  cutouts are the same size as stations 7 and 12.  I used them to create stands to support the kayak with the strips on. 

These are the original stands made to hold the stronback.

While making things - Fairing board made from scrap pine.  80 grit glued to the base.

My Japanese Pull Saw arrived - This Axe handle should do the job.

Handle Added - works very well - cuts through cedar like butter.

Kayak flipped - temporarily supported on old 64mm fire hose.  This is helpful while the stands are changed.

New stand supporting the kayak near station 7

New Stand supporting the kayak near station 12.

Stripping the keel. Video

So i can only upload small videos here, instead I have whacked this one in youtube - lets see how this goes..


https://youtu.be/uwE47ahciDM

Short strips, Bow and Stern

19/4/2020 Started the fill in of short strips Starboard side Bow.

Bow - Starboard Side 26/4/2020

Bow Port Side 26/4/2020

Bow Starboard Side 24/4/2020

Stern Starboard Side 26/4/2020

Stern Port Side 26/4/2020

Bow Port Side 27/04/2020

Stern Starboard Side 27/4/2020

Bow Port Side 28/4/2020

Stripping video

Cant really upload a decent video here: try this: https://youtu.be/us2TckV01go

Closing the bottom.

Twelve Strips on each side, now moving to close the bottom on the port side.

10/04/2020 1 strip - bottom port side.

12/4/2020

15/4/2020

15/04/2020 Trimmed with a stanley knife and rough planed. Left about 5mm of material on the port side for finer plane work later.

17/04/2020

17/04/2020

19/4/2020

20/04/2020

22/04/2020

23/04/2020 - next stop Whisky!

24/4/2020 Whisky.

Oh Oh - problem!

At some point the inner stem has come unglued from the form.  In some places the Gap is 4 mm. More importantly the nose is no longer alligned.  I put a couple of cable ties around it and synched it down as much as possible.  The gap was slightly improved but I could not change the nose.   I created a spacer to realgin the top BUT this will change the shape from the plan.  The bottom of the inner step was still in the right place so in the end the boat will be a little longer.

Cable tie preventing further movement.