DaveH6
Final finishing of keel width
I made the rough width of the keel lamination 2" to give me wiggle room in getting the keel to its final 1 1/2" width. I didn't need this much excess and should have made the keel about 1 5/8 wide. In retrospect, anyone who needs 1/2" wiggle room in a 1 1/2"wide lamination needs to go back to Woodworking 101.
Using the table saw I got the keel width down to about 1 3/4" on the straight portion of the keel. Too tricky working single handled to feed the curved portion through the table saw so I hand planed that portion to get the glue off.
For final finishing I ran the keel through my thickness planer to a width of 1 1/2".
With the edges dressed, the glue lines were visible. I'm very happy with the lamination process as there are no voids. I was very liberal (code for wasteful practices) in applying the epoxy and using clamps very close together.
Final finishing of keel width
I made the rough width of the keel lamination 2" to give me wiggle room in getting the keel to its final 1 1/2" width. I didn't need this much excess and should have made the keel about 1 5/8 wide. In retrospect, anyone who needs 1/2" wiggle room in a 1 1/2"wide lamination needs to go back to Woodworking 101.
Using the table saw I got the keel width down to about 1 3/4" on the straight portion of the keel. Too tricky working single handled to feed the curved portion through the table saw so I hand planed that portion to get the glue off.
For final finishing I ran the keel through my thickness planer to a width of 1 1/2".
With the edges dressed, the glue lines were visible. I'm very happy with the lamination process as there are no voids. I was very liberal (code for wasteful practices) in applying the epoxy and using clamps very close together.