Continued progress.......

I ordered and received my fiberglass supplies this week. Ready for the next step... AFTER SANDING THE HULL FAIR......That's gonna take a while!

Continued stripping, some poplar filling in the center section and a bit more walnut around the outside. I'm really pleased with the way the deck is coming together. Won't be long till I'm working on the cockpit.

Again, at this point the going is slow.... Each strip is tapered wildly at each end (a mistake on the second end means a new strip!), but it is also satisfying, every new piece installed seems to close a significant section of the deck.

A Quick Look @ The Stern Deck After Planing for 30 Seconds

First look with a little clear wood.... Sharp plane and clear grain, I was really curious how good this was looking........ I'm pleased at first look.

A few shots of the bow & stern being closed in, every strip takes up alot of space. They are also very tough to make, lots of angles and curves.....

Here's the reason for "frozen bob", this is the scene April 28th!

Slow going this weekend. Only put in a few strips on today, although they were some very satisfying strips. There are now two full end-to-end curved strips installed, the first was the white poplar, now joined by the matching walnut.

The reason I've installed the two parallel like this is that when I fill the different colored areas, the joints between the colors will stay precise and well defined.

First "fill" strip installed.... There are really not that many pieces left, although most of them will need to be shaped to fit, curved along the strips here... time consuming for sure, but each piece will have a sense of accomplishment! More to come......

ARTISTIC INSPIRATION FROM BOB?

I've never been very artistic(or musical or anything else!) but with wood I do okay.....
Here's the start of the contrasting deck strips. Poplar for this, I found some nice clear very white poplar, looks like it will work really well with the walnut. More soon, hope to get some work done this weekend.

ALMOST TO THE ARTWORK PART OF THE DECK

Here's the latest:
The bow strips coming together, keep in mind that these are only about 3/8" wide (1/2 width of the 3/4" standard strips)

Stern view: