Above, you'll see the result of the beveled sheer edges. Top picture is the bow end of panels #4 and #5 L&R. Bottom picture is the middle butt seam for the same panels, just the left side. Pretty good job, if I say so myself. Altogether, with the 4 panels being 17 feet, it was 68 feet of beveling with a rasp file and 60 grit sand paper. Took me about 7 hours of work to complete this task. I was probably being a little too careful here to make sure I didn't screw this up, which is why it took so long.
Next step is to drill the holes that I will be using to stitch the panels together. Looks like a fairly delicate and time consuming process. I have house guests arriving soon so might be a few days before this task is complete.
Those are some clean edges - well done!
ReplyDeleteHi Dan. Just bought my Borealis kit and was excited to find your blog. Just started reading through it.
ReplyDeleteThis will be my fourth Pygmy build and am really looking forward to it. Your blog should help remind of the steps. This one especially. I found that if I very carefully set it up that I could use a router table to do the beveling. It works great but you have to go very, very carefully or you'll chew out more than you want.
Good luck!
Steve