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Re: Strip: transition from hull to deck?
By:george jung
Date: 8/7/2011, 8:06 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: transition from hull to deck? (Jay Babina)

: Looking at your boat, your forms 1 and 2 start going horizontal.

: Yes, you will bevel the strips and you should use 1/2 width strips
: to get around that bend on the forward deck.

: Here's what I do: take your strip and place it along the boat and
: put pencil tick marks on the strip corresponding to your forms.
: A good way to work is have a little shelf along the boat on each
: side so you can lay the strip there and bevel it with a block
: plane. As I bevel a section, I now push it up in position and
: see how it fits. The little pencil marks let me know what area
: I'm working on. I go section by� section, often beveling a few
: feet at a time. That strip will have a pretty strong bevel on
: your front deck. Put a pencil line along the strip as it is
: beveled to completion so you don't start re-beveling a section
: that you just did. Two strips will get your around the bend and
: back to full width strips. Don't forget, since a strip has two
: edges, the angle to make a 45 degree bend has to be around half
: of that with two faces touching.

: Don't panic. It's easier than you imagine. and if you off a tiny
: bit, error on the over beveled side so you get tight outside
: joints. You can always fill the inside with a tiny bit of putty.
: Nobody can cut two half width strips and make a rolling bevel 90
: degree corner perfectly. But you can easily make the outside
: joints perfect.

Great explanation (and good pointers on shop setup for this). I'd just add - this part of the construction is, perhaps, the most fun! Getting a strip to conform to those rapidly changing
orientations appears daunting - until you do it. Piece o' cake.
I've gone to using 1/2" strips, several runs, around the shear - both hull and deck. Much easier to 'convince' the strip to follow the lines I'm interested in. I don't like using cheaters, and getting the upsweep at the bow/stern is so much nicer and easier with the narrower strips. Besides, what's the hurry? As soon as you finish one, you'll just be started on the next. Pace yerself!

Messages In This Thread

Strip: transition from hull to deck? *PIC*
Andrew T -- 8/6/2011, 6:07 pm
Re: Strip: transition from hull to deck?
Robin Boys -- 8/6/2011, 6:30 pm
Re: Strip: transition from hull to deck? *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 8/6/2011, 6:52 pm
Re: Strip: transition from hull to deck?
Jay Babina -- 8/7/2011, 7:57 am
Re: Strip: transition from hull to deck?
george jung -- 8/7/2011, 8:06 am
sanding block
Jay Babina -- 8/7/2011, 8:52 am
Re: sanding block
Andrew T -- 8/7/2011, 11:03 am
Re: Strip: transition from hull to deck? *PIC*
Joy -- 8/7/2011, 11:17 am
Re: Strip: transition from hull to deck?
Kurt Maurer -- 8/7/2011, 7:11 pm
filling the cracks
Jay Babina -- 8/8/2011, 8:19 am