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9. Here both the top and profi le views have been sawed out and the off cuts have been stacked back together.


a stand belt sander, on this occasion. (Figure 10) A jig (or sabre) saw works well in the absence of a band saw and a hand belt sander, or even hand sanding, can substitute for the stand belt sander.


10.Sanding the bottom of the blank. T e top and both sides of the profi le have yet to be done.


T e fi rst problem in shaping a hull like this is fi guring out how to hold it. T e centerboard slot provided the ideal solution. It was just under 1/16-inch wide, so I friction-fi tted a piece of 1/16-inch plywood into it. T is worked equally well for holding the model with either side facing up. (Figure 11) To hold it, I used my DRI Industries “Vunder Vise” (Figure 12) purchased many years ago; it is identical to a vise from Zyliss (and both usually can be found on eBay for reasonable prices). T is is my “go-to” tool for such work; it is light, strong, completely portable, and will clamp to almost anything less than two inches thick. It also is reversible so the handle can be used from either side. Mine came with a lot of accessories but I only really use the red plastic soſt jaws that fi t over the vise’s metal ones.


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