I think the main takeway point here is that as with bead and cove strips ,hand planed strips also open a gap when sanded or have the potential to open a gap when sanded. This is a neat and efficient repair methodology.
I completely agree with you about the joy of fairing with a plane. If I remember right I did most of the shaping on my Wee Lassie with a plane. It went quickly as was much nicer than sanding, you get the smell the cedar, hear the woosh of the plane, see the shavings, the pure wood grain, and 'chatoyance' (new word for me). I perhaps wouldn't have thought of doing it, but had recently seen a documentary that included a few short clips of someone (might have even been Nigel Irens) building an OSTAR trimaran in strip plank. They showed him planing the hull to shape. I expect the thrill would be well and truly gone by the time you'd faired up a 40' trimaran though!
Is CA with accelerator a better choice for speed [or quality] of a "gap seam" repair than just a mix of micro balloons mixed/made from native strips dust? I would think the actual strip "fillet" to be preferable than a "hard epoxy" solution?
I don't use CA glue to fill gaps. I will use it when there is a broken seam that needs to be glued back together. I will also use CA glue to glue wood into fill gaps, but I am not using the glue itself to fill the gap.
@@NickSchade [I forgot to add the key component for the repair - that sliver of wood] I meant the CA c accelerant and its use with wood that was affixed into the gap seam; that it would be a better functional/aesthetic repair. Than a native epoxy/wood dough "filler".
I think the main takeway point here is that as with bead and cove strips ,hand planed strips also open a gap when sanded or have the potential to open a gap when sanded. This is a neat and efficient repair methodology.
I completely agree with you about the joy of fairing with a plane. If I remember right I did most of the shaping on my Wee Lassie with a plane. It went quickly as was much nicer than sanding, you get the smell the cedar, hear the woosh of the plane, see the shavings, the pure wood grain, and 'chatoyance' (new word for me).
I perhaps wouldn't have thought of doing it, but had recently seen a documentary that included a few short clips of someone (might have even been Nigel Irens) building an OSTAR trimaran in strip plank. They showed him planing the hull to shape. I expect the thrill would be well and truly gone by the time you'd faired up a 40' trimaran though!
20:40 Chatoyance. I think that’s the word you were searching for. Looking amazing!!!!
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@20:30 they are called "medullary rays" and yes, a plane is about the fastest way to get them to really pop in the finish.
Medullary rays are a certain form of grain structure. The cool reflection is "Chatoyance".
Thanks Nick again for another very informative video?
Excellent as usual!,!
Good day Nick. I use glue Novorit, it looks like the super glue you use. Thank you. Laik. Kayak looks beautiful. :-)
I think a triangle file would work better because it would make a consistent width gap to be filled with wood.
Is CA with accelerator a better choice for speed [or quality] of a "gap seam" repair than just a mix of micro balloons mixed/made from native strips dust? I would think the actual strip "fillet" to be preferable than a "hard epoxy" solution?
I don't use CA glue to fill gaps. I will use it when there is a broken seam that needs to be glued back together. I will also use CA glue to glue wood into fill gaps, but I am not using the glue itself to fill the gap.
@@NickSchade [I forgot to add the key component for the repair - that sliver of wood] I meant the CA c accelerant and its use with wood that was affixed into the gap seam; that it would be a better functional/aesthetic repair. Than a native epoxy/wood dough "filler".
I see Left Nick has pulled a sickie already, hard to find good staff isn't it? Still you do such a good job I hardly missed him...
The day has to be right for Left Nick to show up. He might come by for the fiberglassing.