Don Silsbe Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Between my self-containment due the the pandemic (I’m fine), and coaching my friend Jan on her S12 build, I got the itch to stitch up some Okoume. So, I bought some plans for a seat for my Flyfisher 13 yesterday. I downloaded them, printed them, and started cutting up scraps. It is going quickly! Here’s where I am, so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Silsbe Posted May 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Today, I sanded and tweaked, until it wanted to lay naturally on a flat surface. Then, I tack-glued it all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Ludwig Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 So, after mounting it on your canoe, ya gonna do some farming with it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Stewart Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 Don, thats awesome! I just put that plan on the site last week. Glad it worked for you with the paper templates. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Silsbe Posted May 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 On 5/23/2020 at 8:31 AM, Chick Ludwig said: So, after mounting it on your canoe, ya gonna do some farming with it? Maybe some FISH harvesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Silsbe Posted May 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 Well, boys and girls, it got very abrasive in the workshop today. I sanded down all my lumps and bumps from when I went crazy with dookie schmutz. (A Nick Schade term for thickened epoxy.) I relearned the importance of doing neat, clean work, since I had to sand off a lot of product. I discovered a couple of holidays, too. Guess I’m going back in with goo, to clean up a couple of spots, and make some corrections. But she looks pretty good. It is also a very comfortable design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Silsbe Posted May 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 I’ve touched up my fillets, to make ‘em pretty. I have a little mire sanding to do, before the next step. Q: What’s the next step? This seat will live in a garage for 99% of its life. I don’t think I need to apply numerous coats of epoxy. I want to apply about four or five coats of cheap Minwax polyurethane. That should do it. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Ludwig Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 15 hours ago, Thrillsbe said: This seat will live in a garage for 99% of its life. I don’t think I need to apply numerous coats of epoxy. I want to apply about four or five coats of cheap Minwax polyurethane. That should do it. What do you think? I would use real varnish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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