I began the stripping with the natural straight center lines of the vehicle, just as I would do in stripping a boat, at the keel and the waterline. Even with all the test strips I did previously in order to design the forms, I can't anticipate what problems I will run into as the stripping progresses outwards to the "corners." I have to admit I am totally improvising, hoping for the best, fearing the worst. The cold wet weather has descended, and I've purchased some Titebond III glue for working in low temperatures. I've sealed up the canopy as best I can, and when the sun comes out, it gets right toasty inside.
October 25, 2007
This was fun! I developed a taper jig to cut the strips on the bandsaw down the middle to get two long triangular shapes.
November 10, 2007
Every stripping pattern evolves as a solution to the capabilities of the strips to twist and bend around the forms, and the forms evolved as a solution to the mininum envelope that wood strips could create around the given structure of the frame. Every strip gets planed with a block plane to fit precisely as I can get it into its place, and then they are edge-glued and stapled to their neigboring strips. It's very tedious, with a trial-fit after every several strokes with the plane, and it's very satisfying when the fit is good.
The body is making visible what was only imaginary before, and I like the curvatures I see. The smell of cedar pervades the air, a most delicious smell.
The wheel well will be cut after the fiberglass is applied and holding everything together. The body curve actually intersects the front part of the tire, so it will project out beyond the body in front. As my son would say, it will look "bad ass."
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I began the stripping with the natural straight center lines of the vehicle, just as I would do in stripping a boat, at the keel and the waterline. Even with all the test strips I did previously in order to design the forms, I can't anticipate what problems I will run into as the stripping progresses outwards to the "corners." I have to admit I am totally improvising, hoping for the best, fearing the worst. The cold wet weather has descended, and I've purchased some Titebond III glue for working in low temperatures. I've sealed up the canopy as best I can, and when the sun comes out, it gets right toasty inside.
This was fun! I developed a taper jig to cut the strips on the bandsaw down the middle to get two long triangular shapes.
Every stripping pattern evolves as a solution to the capabilities of the strips to twist and bend around the forms, and the forms evolved as a solution to the mininum envelope that wood strips could create around the given structure of the frame. Every strip gets planed with a block plane to fit precisely as I can get it into its place, and then they are edge-glued and stapled to their neigboring strips. It's very tedious, with a trial-fit after every several strokes with the plane, and it's very satisfying when the fit is good.
The body is making visible what was only imaginary before, and I like the curvatures I see. The smell of cedar pervades the air, a most delicious smell.
The wheel well will be cut after the fiberglass is applied and holding everything together. The body curve actually intersects the front part of the tire, so it will project out beyond the body in front. As my son would say, it will look "bad ass."
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