Dont they all say second baby gets less attention. Ill use staples next time.
Greg
Bill do your boats have names yet?
Bram,
I used a one of the break-away razor blades that orients the blade to one
side of the handle. Where the staples were stubborn or hard to cut, I used a
thin Japanese Pull Saw with a very flexible blade. I did lose some skin on my
knuckles where glue had dripped through, but damage to the cedar was minimal.
Having the staples in the strips while sanding and glassing had the benefit of
holding the deck in place. I still had to use some screws on the stubborn
bends, to hold the strip until the glue set. The trade-off for this method is
fewer holes to fill for crawling around under the forms. Whether I use this
method on USA040 depends on learning more about how to strip the hull and deck
without any staples or screws.
Bill Scheumann
USA020 and USA040
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