Gluing on the back

I made some pretty good progress over the last two days. First, I cleaned up the sides where I glued on the linings. I glued on the side braces. After cleaning those up, I went after the inside surfaces with some 320 grit sandpaper.

After putting the sides back in the mold, I profiled the top and back linings in my sanding dishes. I have an 18 foot radius dish for the back and a 30 foot radius dish for the top. I made the dishes out of MDF a couple of years ago.

With the linings done, I fit the back by notching the linings for the braces. I did not get a picture of that, so I will try to show it in the next post.


When I got the back to fit to my satisfaction I put some glue on the linings and put the whole thing into the go-bar deck. I use fiberglass rods to apply the clamping force and protect the wood with a hardboard caul. The blue tape just holds things in place until I get the rods in place. I will leave this clamped up until I get back from class tonight.