Tonight I finished the stern stem laminations (took them off the forms, sanded all the epoxy drools down, cleaned up the ends (the Japanese pull saw I got is AWESOME!)), mounted the stern form on its end riser, and (re)created the inner bow stem.
Here are some (admittedly crappy-- taken on a cell phone) pics of all this stuff I'm talking about:
the bow form with inner stem
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the stern stems curing ... both inner and outer
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the finished stern laminations
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ready for another epoxy adventure
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preparing the bow inner stem lamination (take 2)
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and the bow stem curing. Tomorrow it should be done.
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good night!
How absolutely cool to take pictures that
show the kayak already underwater! That last
one looks like something that should be in
the Seattle airbrush art museum.
What has happened to get you in the mood to
inhale glue fumes in such a concentrated
period of time?--Bob and Michiko
I'm glad the pull saw is working out! Hardwick's is an awesome hardware store. :)
Posted by: Andrew at April 30, 2005 01:55 PMWow! Very very cool - you've made a ton of progress. I'm looking forward to seeing it again sometime soon.
Have fun!
- Sarah
Posted by: Sarah at April 30, 2005 04:10 PM