Maybe some of you have already seen photos of the 12’-something that I’m currently shaping for PierreB. Those will know that I put some fake stringers in it, trying to follow the outline of the board:
Unfortunately, as I was doing the same on the bottom, it seems that the curve was too much for the “stringers” to stand and they refused to join with the center stringer, leaving a gap in between. Not funny and not good-looking either… After giving it some thought, I came out with the idea of inlaying a piece of red cedar over the “mistake”. Here’s the process, for those interested:
Make a template for the router:
Route:
Cut the wood pieces:
Use 5-minute epoxy:
Glue-in:
Plane and sand:
Call PierreB and say: “Wow, mate, I just had a great idea to make the board look even better, look…”