Jeffs FS14 LS

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Dan_Smullen wrote: Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:41 pm It all looks great! Nice straight grain on the steering support.
Thanks Dan, I'd like to leave it bright but it may not be feesible, we'll see.

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Finally completed the cleats for the fore sole and got it glued down this morning. 1 sole left, the bow.
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I'm missing a block plane and am fairly sure its sealed under the fore sole. I just ordered a cheap scope to start looking for it. Trying to peer through small holes was not working. This is one of the dangers of doing most of my building immediately after waking up. The other danger is building after work, during cocktail hours. Will be interesting to see which end of the day ultimately produces more bonehead moves.

I started on the bow sole and got the aft end of my channel exposed in the aft sole.
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I think you can install a stud finder on your smartphone that uses the built in magnetic compass, perhaps you could use it to find your plane?

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narfi wrote: Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:27 am I think you can install a stud finder on your smartphone that uses the built in magnetic compass, perhaps you could use it to find your plane?
Great idea Narfi. The app didn't seem to work too well but it gave me another idea to try a large, blown, PA speaker magnet. Spent a minute with it just now without luck but will try again after work and see if it produces any results.

I figure the scope will be good have regardless to make it easier to find water eventually.
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I used the Texas Hold'em technique to get the right profile for the bow sole. I tried a ticking stick first but was struggling with accuracy. This worked pretty well though I could have spent a lot more time getting the surfaces to mate better instead of using liberal amounts of fudge.
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Took a side trip and made a decorative paddle for my mom for Christmas. Maple shaft(that stuff grows on trees around here) and doug fir blades. I think the highlights are mahogony, just stuff that was hanging around.
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Very nice work!!! Jeff

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Looking good!
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That's a good trick with the deck of cards...I'll have to remember that one. I could have done a better stem template that way, I bet.
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