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Alex1N: Sheet of gaboon plywood
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Alex1N: Closeup of one corner of the gaboon sheet
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Alex1N: Ultra-sharp Japanese saw (still!)
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Alex1N: Closer-up view of the Japanese saw
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Alex1N: Look at those shapr teef! Eek!
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Alex1N: Japanese saw - even closer!
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Alex1N: First cut
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Alex1N: Patching piece cut out
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Alex1N: Outline of the boat panel drawn onto the offcut
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Alex1N: Patch piece with 1st resin coat
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Alex1N: Patch piece with second coat
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Alex1N: Newly-shaped patch in place
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Alex1N: Another view of the patch
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Alex1N: Internal side of patch masked up for triple-coating
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Alex1N: The patch on its own
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Alex1N: Partialy-masked hull side panel
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Alex1N: Patch plus two butt straps
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Alex1N: Holes drilled for the bouyancy tank butt-strap
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Alex1N: Patch and tank butt-strap lined up against registration marks
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Alex1N: I'm back!
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Alex1N: Screw holes for patch/butt-strap drilled
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Alex1N: Outer side of patch/strap, showing drilled holes
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Alex1N: Patch/strap test fitted again
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Alex1N: Wedges pushed in to give access for the glue
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Alex1N: Glue in place
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Alex1N: *Lots* of buffered screws
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Alex1N: More screws
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Alex1N: Forward butt-strap and patch glued together, finally
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Alex1N: Yet another fillet ;)
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Alex1N: Close-up o' ye fillet