9 Sheets of 6mm Okoume
3 sheets of 9mm Okoume
by noon, I had all the 9mm ripped and ready for gluing the scarfs. I use a makita Power plane to rough cut the 3" scarfs, and then a block plane, followed by a belt sander. This took 30 minutes tops.
Next will be to move the panels to the basement workshop for gluing in the climate controlled environment! I use WEST with one primer coat, followed by a thicken coat with Cabosil or equivalent to make a bonding putty.
I place a wide sawhorse under the joint, then cover with plastic, apply glue, then cover with plastic, and lastly weight down with a 1X6 with any kind of weight on top. If it slips too much, I will drive a couple of bronze nails through the set up. May do this anyways to save time. the goal is to be able to loft the bottom panels next weekend, and then start on the sides.
Here I am 3 hours later.
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