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Re: Outer Island deck inlay *Pic*
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 1/30/2001, 9:42 am
In Response To: Re: Outer Island deck inlay (John Monfoe)

Thanks, John. Nothing quite so complicated in doing the inlay - I assembled the inlay in-place. After cutting the slot and using a microplane to give it a uniform width (up until the narrow ends), I glued the 1/8" boundary strips to the sides of the slot. Then I measured the new opening width and cut a load of diamond-shaped strips at half that width. Then I just glued pairs in-place (the photo is after the first few sets). Usually, the diamonds need a little tweaking to go around the curves, so each one is custom fit. You have to be careful about one side getting ahead of the other, so sometimes I needed to file-down a new bead on one piece to get it to line up properly. It's a little tedious, but it appears to yield a good fit. Time will tell, however, once I start fairing. I may open up some ugly gaps. Luckily, I should be able to fill them with thickened epoxy to match the dark redwood, so I'm hoping they won't be too noticable.

Ross

Messages In This Thread

Outer Island deck inlay *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 1/29/2001, 9:40 am
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
pete czerpak -- 1/31/2001, 7:50 am
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Chris Casazza -- 1/30/2001, 6:49 am
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
John Monfoe -- 1/30/2001, 4:35 am
Re: Outer Island deck inlay *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 1/30/2001, 9:42 am
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
John Monfoe -- 1/31/2001, 5:08 am
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Don Beale -- 1/30/2001, 1:07 pm
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Ross Leidy -- 1/30/2001, 2:01 pm
Head expansion
Roger Nuffer -- 2/3/2001, 3:23 pm
Re: Detail work
Ben Staley -- 1/30/2001, 2:17 pm
Nice touch Ross!
Gary B. -- 1/29/2001, 9:10 pm
Re: Thanks all
Ross Leidy -- 1/29/2001, 3:37 pm
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Spidey -- 1/29/2001, 1:16 pm
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Bob Deutsch -- 1/29/2001, 1:37 pm
Very Cool! *NM*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/29/2001, 1:04 pm
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Ed Walshe - Dublin -- 1/29/2001, 12:56 pm
Re: Outer Island deck inlay
Kent LeBoutillier -- 1/29/2001, 12:06 pm
Re: blue tape
Ross Leidy -- 1/29/2001, 3:27 pm
Re: Firewood
Don Beale -- 1/29/2001, 11:20 am
Re: Water Moccasin
Ben Staley -- 1/29/2001, 10:55 am
Nice
David Hanson -- 1/29/2001, 11:31 am
Re: Be careful, Ross....
Grant Goltz -- 1/29/2001, 10:17 am