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Re: S&G: NH Update...making good progress...almost
By:Robert N Pruden
Date: 7/9/2009, 9:11 am

: Wow, that looks great. Is the leaf over or under the glass? Did you have to
: go a little thicker with the epoxy in that general area than the rest of
: the boat?

Yes, I did. Originally I thought to cut off the stem or thin it using a utility knife of some kind. In the end, I couldn't because I mixed the epoxy and ONLY THEN remembered that I wanted to set the leaves on the deck. I had mixed a large amount of epoxy at the time and didn't want to risk losing some of it so I quickly laid out the leaves, then the glass (precut) and started gluing. I kind of like the fact that the stems appear raised. I noticed last night that there are a few wee air bubbles so I will make delicate efforts to fill these with a steel tipped syringe at a later date. So far I am very pleased with Nick's design and my own efforts.

Robert N Pruden

Messages In This Thread

S&G: NH Update...making good progress...almost there... *LINK* *Pic*
Robert N Pruden -- 7/8/2009, 10:33 pm
Re: S&G: NH Update...making good progress...almost
Scott Baxter -- 7/10/2009, 2:00 pm
Re: S&G: NH Update...making good progress...almost
Robert N Pruden -- 7/10/2009, 2:30 pm
Re: S&G: NH Update...making good progress...almost
Scott Baxter -- 7/11/2009, 11:17 pm
Re: S&G: NH Update...making good progress...almost
Robert N Pruden -- 7/12/2009, 4:24 pm
Re: S&G: NH Update...making good progress...almost
Randy Ricchi -- 7/8/2009, 11:08 pm
Re: S&G: NH Update...making good progress...almost
Robert N Pruden -- 7/9/2009, 9:11 am