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When doing the first layer of planking I miscalculated how many planks had to fit into the space particularly at the stern where I had to use stealers to make up the gaps. As a newbie it was my lack of understanding of the process. Actually getting some practical planking experience it's a little clearer now in my feeble mind. So in anticipation of doing the second planking I feel I need a proper sense of the space I'm dealing with and how many planks need to go into it. To that end I've measured the distance from the master plank down to the keel and marked a midpoint at vari
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However you get it done it's fine as long as it gets done eh Spyglass? Sounds like you do just fine. One of the good things about the chisel thing demo'd above is that it's slow and with a sharp chisel not much pressure is required. The older I get the slower and steadier I like to take jobs. It gives me more time to spot a balls up coming along! Cheers, Gerry
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I thought I'd post this wee tip here as I used the technique when I was doing the drop plank on Flirt. You probably all know this already and I don't mean to teach yer granny to suck eggs but it might be of use to someone reading this who's never seen it. OK... So instead of using mitre boxes, fine tooth saws or any other gizmos here's a quick way to get a perfect 45° cut every time. You need a large-ish chisel (1 inch plus) and it needs go have the back polished to a shine. If you have the chisel but not the shine a flat surface and ever finer wet and dry papers to
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