De-stapled - plenty of fairing comes next

3rd layer done - both port & starboard sides

about 700+ staples removed

looking forward from stern

dagger board trim will be faired flush

MILESTONE !! veneers are done - all 3 layers :-)

3rd layer - narrow 1.5" cedar veneers done, starboard side

narrow veneers bend nicely around hull shape

veneers aft of dagger board trunk 

lots of staples to remove.....

 

view from aft along the keel

dagger board trunk opening 

3rd layer of veneer on port side - done

 1.5" narrow cedar veneers now finished on the port side

these narrow veneers can bend around the compound 

curvature without splitting

more staples to remove

veneers converge on the keel at the aft end

narrow veneers near the transom

Stem & Keel cap

3/32" oak laminations for forefoot cap

oak stem cap, keel cap, 

and laminated oak forefoot cap

for tough impact protection

on beaching, trailering, flotsam

laminated oak cap before fairing

oak cap faired and complete

tapered stem cap for future bow chainplate

oak cap fairing done, ready for glassing

Narrow cedar veneer started

using narrow 1.5" cedar veneer to handle compound curvature 

around bilge area

Oak veneer armor done!

 oak veneer on starboard side installed and sanded smooth

 oak veneer armor along keel for beaching, trailering

installed and sanded 

Oak armor

1/8" oak veneer added for ding resistance

over selected area

and to toughen the hull bottom against damage from trailering

oak trim around daggerboard exit for crush resistance

(okoume and cedar are soft in comparison)

Starboard side wide veneers done!

starboard side wide veneers partly de-stapled

next will be narrow 1.5" wide veneers covering the hull bottom

Port side de-stapled

 staples - be gone!

 the bow area will be covered with oak veneer

which has a side hardness over 4 times that of cedar

- should help to minimize dents from flotsam

 the bilge area will be covered with narrow 1.5" veneers

which can bend around the double curvature

a 12" wide strip along the keel will be covered with oak veneer

for better dent resistance when trailering / beaching

Port side wide veneers done

wide veneers from gunnel to waterline +/-

on port side

 some staples removed

 approx 800 strapping pads used for the port side,

to prevent staples from penetrating too far,

and to assist in staple removal

some pads have several staples for more holding power,

so about 1000 staples to remove from the wide veneers on port side

Mainhull - last layer

laminating 3rd and last layer of cedar veneer 

on mainhull 

Folding Model Video

2nd layer of veneer finished

 2nd diagonal layer is finished,

smoothing with belt sander and agony plank yet to do

before 3rd layer begins

2nd (diagonal) layer of mainhull veneer in progress

plenty of staples and strapping

- wedges clamp it tight, especially in the concave sections

 de-stapled

lots more to do yet....