Stripping the Redbird
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Stripping the Redbird
I think I might be "Down to the Waterline."
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Getting the stripping started is a big part of the job, looking good.
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I think I am down to the waterline ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugZRzISBrKk
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Good start, but looks like an excess of glue on the outside.
My first canoe, It looked like I slathered the glue on ! Sanding the inside taught me a very valuable lesson !
I didn't have a ROS in those days. Sanding the inside was a Nightmare !
Good luck !
Jim
My first canoe, It looked like I slathered the glue on ! Sanding the inside taught me a very valuable lesson !
I didn't have a ROS in those days. Sanding the inside was a Nightmare !
Good luck !
Jim
Keep your paddle wet and your seat dry!
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Is that an Orbital sander?
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I am learning Jim ... there a bit less glue lately. Plus I've been praticing sharpening my planes. there is too much glue.
Fortunate there is a lot of sandpaper
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Fortunate there is a lot of sandpaper
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A helpful hint for the glue, make it a habit to go back in about 15-20 minutes (or when it is skinned well) with a dull putty knife, run it along the glue line and it just lifts off cleanly, the rest can be left to dry and will not be a sanding issue
Brian
Brian
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Yes ! ROS is a Random Orbital Sander.
I've fallen in love with my 5" Bosch Variable speed ROS. A great buy for the money.
Unfortunately the glue drippings on the inside are hard to get to, to wipe them off ! They are also the hardest to sand later !
I use a tiny bead of glue, the diameter of a pencil's lead. in my coves. More than enough !
Good Luck !
Jim
I've fallen in love with my 5" Bosch Variable speed ROS. A great buy for the money.
Unfortunately the glue drippings on the inside are hard to get to, to wipe them off ! They are also the hardest to sand later !
I use a tiny bead of glue, the diameter of a pencil's lead. in my coves. More than enough !
Good Luck !
Jim
Keep your paddle wet and your seat dry!
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I am kind of a tools guy ... I don't have a rotating orbital sander ... just one of these palm sanders ... but perhaps a DA pnuematic is in my future.
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I trimmed the centerline amidst a bit of trepidation.
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The moment of truth is arriving,
. There is an abundance of whiskey. And Flamenco.You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
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The "Whiskey Strip" and stripping up to the sheer line.
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Looking good, almost time to make sawdust, not my favourite part .... but it is where the boat goes from a pile of strips to a sleek craft.
Don't forget your respirator when you start, cedar is especially not good to breath.
Brian
Don't forget your respirator when you start, cedar is especially not good to breath.
Brian
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So -- Brian.
I spent one year in a silkscreen shop, where the primary ink in play was an epoxy ink. So I am hyper sensitive. So for me it's a space suit. -S
I spent one year in a silkscreen shop, where the primary ink in play was an epoxy ink. So I am hyper sensitive. So for me it's a space suit. -S