by Guest » Fri Feb 11, 2005 1:28 am
Steve,
My plan is to glue 1/4" bead and cove over at least 1/4" sheathing. (If 1/4" sheathing will lay flat enough)
The sheathing will be glued and screwed to the stud wall. I have enough Western Red Cedar already to go along with the two piece accent stripe made from Redwood and Basswood.
When I glued up my blank to cut the accent strips, I made it wide enough to get one extra set, in case something went afowl on the canoe.
I just wish that extra set was about 2 feet longer so I could go all the way down each side of the trailer. (That's why I came up with the feather feature)
Speaking of that feather feature, what would you do to get a nice red?
Have you ever used aniline dyes? (I see that ruby is available)
My thinking on the dye is, I would probably have to go with clear coat instead of varnish, which would add a little amber color to it.
I'm going to have to find out what the uv protection is with clear coat vs. varnish.
I've also read about fellows using tracing paper to do lettering prior to glassing.
What jacks me up about the dye, is I wouldn't loose the grain of the wood.
As far as hiding all my end grain on the doors and door openings, My plan there is to laminate with edge stripping or just wrap with copper.
I'm stoked about the accent stripe tying the canoe and teardrop to one another.