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Re: Strip: Accent strips
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 2/21/2008, 12:03 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Accent strips *LINK* (Dave ( of Calif.))

: Welcom to the Forum Barley...
: Good to get some new blood in here. ( other than on the workshop floor.)
: Dont worry about glue not bonding to the two woods, they will stick together
: just fine. & the fiberglass will hold them together anyway.
: If the wood is dry & brittle, 1/4" axccent strips are eye
: catching...
: I used mahogany for my accents, both 3/4" and 1/4".
: See attached...
: The 1/4" is around the cockpit recess, it gets the most comments.
: After the Guillemont is finished & you start on the Aircraft Carrier
: remember there are rules about how much armorment you can add before
: the Coast Guard stops you...
: Dave

Hi Dave-

Can you give some detail on your coaming design? Did you taper the blocks as you went around the rim? By eye?

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Messages In This Thread

Strip: Accent strips
Barley Water -- 2/21/2008, 10:16 am
Re: Strip: Accent strips *Pic*
John Monroe -- 2/23/2008, 7:04 am
Re: Strip: Accent strips
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 2/23/2008, 9:44 am
Re: Strip: Accent strips
John Monroe -- 2/24/2008, 2:13 am
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John Caldeira -- 2/21/2008, 5:12 pm
Re: Strip: Accent strips
John Eberly -- 2/21/2008, 4:36 pm
Re: Strip: Accent strips
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 2/21/2008, 1:07 pm
Re: Strip: Accent strips
Bill Hamm -- 2/21/2008, 6:02 pm
Re: Strip: Accent strips
Tim -- 2/21/2008, 12:26 pm
Re: Strip: Accent strips *LINK*
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 2/21/2008, 10:47 am
Re: Strip: Accent strips
Mike Bielski -- 2/21/2008, 12:03 pm
Re: Strip: Accent strips *Pic*
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 2/22/2008, 1:31 am
Re: Strip: Accent strips
Brad Shook -- 2/21/2008, 10:40 am
Re: Give it a try
Mike Scarborough -- 2/21/2008, 11:11 am