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> I've cut Nick's forms and panels - I will use his forms every 20" or
> so to assist in shaping the kayak as I stitch it together. How do I apply
> the fillets when the forms are in the boat? If I take them out before
> applying the fillets, what good do they do?
> My tentative plan is to get the shape correct with the forms, apply a
> small fillet with the forms in place (with small gaps at the form
> locations), then pull the forms when the fillets cure and expand the
> fillet and add the tape - does that make sense?
Your plan sounds good. There are some stitch & glue builders who actually do short fillets between all of the stitches. When the epoxy cures, they completely remove the copper wire and then finish the fillet.
The fillet is an area where you can add a lot of unnecessary weight (Trust me, I did!). You can have a strong fillet with as little as a 1/4" radius in your fillets.
Shawn
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