Cedar Strip Canoe Build # 30 Fairing The Inside
It's time to fair the inside of the hull. Due to the shape it is never an easy job. I have some different things to try. First is an ulu.
This was given to me by a good friend. He made it using an old tablesaw blade. Actually, he made it for us to use in the kitchen. I guess my wife and I are too old to change. We just couldn't get used to this over a regular knife. When I was making the last canoe I needed something to fair the inside curve and thought of this ulu. It matches the curve perfectly. I keep the outer edges sharp to use like a chisel. The center of the cutting edge I flattened with a file. Then I used my burnisher to roll a burr, and use it like a card scraper.
My father loaned me his detail sander.
I'm not sure the detail sander will be aggressive enough to do much fairing, but I think it will work well to rough up the fiberglass between coats up in the points.
I also like to use sandpaper with a sponge.
And, of course, scrapers.
I had to tweak my new stands. As I was sanding they slowly moved apart and don't want to stay put. It's almost 10 feet between them so I had to find something long to hold them still. I found this piece leaning against the back of the shop. A few c-clamps and it stays where it needs to.
I have started, but there is a long way to go.
There's not much to show. The sanding all looks the same. It is slow going and I haven't done the points yet. I don't think anyone wants to see a bunch of sanding pictures, so I won't be updating for a while. Maybe I will post again this weekend, unless something exciting happens before that (highly unlikely). So this is probably it until Sat. or Sun. See you then.
It's time to fair the inside of the hull. Due to the shape it is never an easy job. I have some different things to try. First is an ulu.
This was given to me by a good friend. He made it using an old tablesaw blade. Actually, he made it for us to use in the kitchen. I guess my wife and I are too old to change. We just couldn't get used to this over a regular knife. When I was making the last canoe I needed something to fair the inside curve and thought of this ulu. It matches the curve perfectly. I keep the outer edges sharp to use like a chisel. The center of the cutting edge I flattened with a file. Then I used my burnisher to roll a burr, and use it like a card scraper.
My father loaned me his detail sander.
I'm not sure the detail sander will be aggressive enough to do much fairing, but I think it will work well to rough up the fiberglass between coats up in the points.
I also like to use sandpaper with a sponge.
And, of course, scrapers.
I had to tweak my new stands. As I was sanding they slowly moved apart and don't want to stay put. It's almost 10 feet between them so I had to find something long to hold them still. I found this piece leaning against the back of the shop. A few c-clamps and it stays where it needs to.
I have started, but there is a long way to go.
There's not much to show. The sanding all looks the same. It is slow going and I haven't done the points yet. I don't think anyone wants to see a bunch of sanding pictures, so I won't be updating for a while. Maybe I will post again this weekend, unless something exciting happens before that (highly unlikely). So this is probably it until Sat. or Sun. See you then.