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Re: Strip: some big-ish gaps
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/1/2007, 11:58 am
In Response To: Strip: some big-ish gaps *Pic* (Doug Smith)

: while doing an accent strip with walnut, I've ended up with a few gaps that
: are a bit larger than usual. One gap (see pic below) ocurred when the stip
: lifted a bit. The second gap
: (http://www.dryfly.ca/gallery2/v/canoe/DSC_0617.JPG.html) happened because
: the pinstrip wasn't milled/cut quite evenly.

: Is it worth it to try and cut the glue where the strip lifted, and then
: re-glue and clamp it down? I don't know if I'll be able to improve it, and
: I might make it worse.

: As for the gap shown in the link above, I suppose I'll just fill it with
: something. Any suggestions on that would be appreciated.

: cheers

Btw, no one seemed to mention it, so I will. You really don't want the joints of the three pieces you show here to line up like that. That alone will help alot in keeping from having misalignments like this.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: some big-ish gaps *Pic*
Doug Smith -- 8/31/2007, 9:11 pm
Re: Strip: some big-ish gaps
Carl H -- 9/4/2007, 7:38 pm
Re: Strip: some big-ish gaps
Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2007, 11:58 am
Re: Strip: some big-ish gaps *Pic*
Doug Smith -- 9/1/2007, 12:44 pm
Re: Strip: some big-ish gaps
Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2007, 2:35 pm
Re: Strip: some big-ish gaps
John Monroe -- 9/1/2007, 4:19 am
Re: Strip: some big-ish gaps
Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 8/31/2007, 11:34 pm
Re: Strip: some big-ish gaps
Doug Smith -- 9/1/2007, 4:40 pm
Re: Strip: some big-ish gaps
Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 9/1/2007, 9:58 pm
Re: Strip: some big-ish gaps
Acors -- 8/31/2007, 11:57 pm
Re: Strip: some big-ish gaps
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon -- 8/31/2007, 11:30 pm