Project Log: Monday, December 8, 2014
With a little time at my disposal, I applied a couple
more coats of tung oil to the new trim in the forward
cabin, and, later, removed the masking tape when I had
enough finish on the new trim. The wood would,
with time, darken more to match the surrounding wood.
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Next, I turned to the louvered doors for the large
storage locker opposite the head. With a heat gun,
I stripped the old finish from the visible side; the
opposite side was in better condition to begin with, and
since it was the back side I decided not to strip the
finish. Once I'd stripped the finish,
I sanded all sides and surfaces clean and smooth, and
cleaned out all the gaps between the louvers--many of
which still had Hudson River silt in them--with solvent
and a brush. The solvent-dampened doors gave some
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From the remaining cherry stock I had on hand--one wider
board and a few narrower strips--I prepared a series of
1/4" x 1-1/2" strips that I'd use for the overhead trim
in the main cabin, passageway, and forward cabin.
Before milling into strips, I sanded smooth both faces
of the boards as needed, then ripped the strips to width
before resawing into the thickness needed.
New cherry stock to help make various other interior
trim bits was on order and due at the shop later in the
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Total Time Today: 2 hours
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