Jeffs FS14 LS

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Dan_Smullen wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:43 pm
VT_Jeff wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:23 pm
Jaysen wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:06 pm VTJ, the steam route will make all bends easier.
Of course I have quarts of minwax oil on my shelf, though probably 20 years old. Amazing how you buy stain, put it on the shelf, and the next time you reach for it its 20 years old. Scary.
My dad probably used 10 gallons of Minwax "Ipswich Pine" when I was growing up. :lol: :lol:
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Too funny!
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HA! I love it!

A classic, woody tone that represents tradition. :lol: :lol:

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I to love Ipswich Pine could probably go out to the shop and find a couple of qts. :lol: :lol: Not doing it at this time of night with a major storm over us. :help:

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Latest bent-lam inside radius trim effort looking better. Some process refinements still to be made but my confidence is growing. Fun learning new stuff like this.
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TomW1 wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:57 pm I to love Ipswich Pine could probably go out to the shop and find a couple of qts. :lol: :lol: Not doing it at this time of night with a major storm over us. :help:

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That’s purty!!

How many layers?
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This is with a very dry fit of an adjoining piece for grain match judging.
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Jaysen wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:03 pm That’s purty!!

How many layers?
Thanks. 9 layers of veneer laid up with gorilla glue.

I'm thinking that if I darken it a bit, against the oyster white deck, it will really "pop" and give it a pretty shippy look, which is what us puritans from New England are always after. ;)
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VT_Jeff wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:30 pm This is with a very dry fit of an adjoining piece for grain match judging.
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That looks great, Jeff. A little wood flour and the seams will disappear. Shippy and nautical indeed!

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Dan_Smullen wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:19 pm
VT_Jeff wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:30 pm This is with a very dry fit of an adjoining piece for grain match judging.
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That looks great, Jeff. A little wood flour and the seams will disappear. Shippy and nautical indeed!
I was going to suggest a 10deg camfer on the mating surfaces. A light sand should make the joint all but invisible.
My already completed 'Lil Bit'. A Martens Goosen V12 set up to sail me to the fishing holes.
Currently working on making a Helms 24 our coastal cruiser.
“Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens” wrote:Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
Jaysen wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:44 pm I tried to say something but God thought I was wrong and filled my mouth with saltwater. I kept my pie hole shut after that.

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