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> I'm building a Chesapeake 17 from plans, and am at the point of readying
> the panels for stitching. At the scarf joints, I sanded the epoxy blobs
> down to smooth them out with a ROS while the panels were still flat.
> Unfortunately, on one of the side panels, I sanded a little too
> aggressively and took a very small (about 1/2" x 1/2") area of
> the top veneer layer down to the second layer. Does anyone have
> suggestions on the best way to patch this up or perhaps covering it over
> with veneer strips. I do not plan to paint but will leave the kayak all
> natural wood. Thanks. Ted
I have found that using a 10' flat mill bastard file to flatten runs ,sags and joint squeeze out works well .I epoxy a handle to one side,and bend up the tang.It will really flatten out the goop quickly,and wont take out chunks.I use inexpensive imported files,and they last a long time.
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