November 27, 2011
I steamed, bent, and clamped the outwales on the Cedar Island Cheemaun over a week ago. With their shape set, I loosened each end and finessed the final fit with plane, rasp, and sander. Next they get removed (again) to seal the back sides. A side note: the 50# went home to Georgia this weekend […]
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November 12, 2011
Here’s a couple shots of the renewed 50 lb: She came in sporting some cosmetic surgery that looked good from a distance but up close the shortcuts that had been taken were obvious. The old canvas had been tacked and industrially glued where it was pulling away from the rails and then coated with epoxy. […]
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