38-Special update

[satchmoa]

WOW WW it is coming along great looks nice. Thanks for posting the pics now you just wet my whistle to build another one.

[WoodsWalker]

Well I finished getting all the strips on this weekend & have all but the 5 middle rows of staples pulled. I will be pretty busy the rest of the week, but hope to start fairing the hull & sanding soon. I will be picking up my glass & epoxy from Beaglefur this Saturday.




My little helper, he sure made the last 2 strips easy.....I had him get under the canoe & trace them as I held them in place, it worked pretty slick.


I have enjoyed our time together out in the shop this winter. He is looking forward to the sanding.....ha...ha...I will see how long he will like doing that.


Troy[/color]

[Paddlin Mark & Amy]

WW

You are making me want desperately to make a stripper. Maybe when we get to New Mexico and I have a garage.

Mark

[Beavers]

WW,
The color pattern with the strips looks great! Must of taken a lot of sorting of the strips to get the right colors.

I don't know if you have been waking up in a cold sweat at night thinking about fiberglassing like I was.
I ordered the fiberglassing DVD from Newfound Woodworks.

www.newfound.com/books&videos.htm

It covers about everything a first time builder would need to know about the process and I sure sleep a lot better at night. Not having to worry about screwing up and ruining all my hard work. ;D

[WoodsWalker]

I had to switch shifts for the rest of the week to cover for a couple of guys that had family emergencies, so I had some time today to work in the shop.

I got all the small cracks filled in, so after it drys & I sand it one last time.... the glass will be going on ;D





BTW.... Beavers I did order the DVD, so I am waiting for that & my epoxy pumps to arrive.

Troy

[Beavers]

You should feel a lot more confident about the fiberglassing after watching the DVD.

How much fiberglass and epoxy did you order?

[Stonehollow]

What did you use for filler? I tried several different types and finally gave up. Each one was just a little off.

It looked pretty good after sanding, but glassing really accentuated any problems.

[Beavers]

Arne,

What types of filler did you try that gave you the problems?

Filling the gaps is the next thing I need to do.

Thanks,
Beavers