As you can see, I left some excess material on top to lift the hull off the table while working on the bottom to minimize denting the foam during the shaping process.
As stated before, these tools are wonderful for removing excess foam.
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I began removing excess material from the top by using a jigsaw to cut around the hull. A smooth cut jigsaw blade was used. Next, a single edge razor blade was used to complete the process. As you can see, I left some excess material on top to lift the hull off the table while working on the bottom to minimize denting the foam during the shaping process. |
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The SurForm® Pocket Plane and SurForm® Hand Plane were used to begin rounding the bow and stern sections. As stated before, these tools are wonderful for removing excess foam. |
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Although not complete, you can see the beginnings of the rounding process for the bow in this pic. You can also better see the excess material that was removed from the top. |
| This side view depicts the hull coming to shape. More material must be removed, but I needed a break to clean up. Besides, it was threatening rain, and everything had to be brought inside the garage. |
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As a perspective, the hull is sitting on a 6´ long table. Notice also, the edges of the hull are up from the table due to the excess material left on top. |
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