2nd half

Time to fill in the rest of the strips. I'm trying to keep some semblance of symmetry, but the differences in strip widths make it a bit challenging. The western red is quite dry and brittle on the cove milled edges. I put a lot of faith in the ability to fill spaces with wood filler. The last 3 strips take me 2 weeks to finish. The pattern ended with a thin oval of white inside the red. The strips are not symmetric from front to back since the canoe is not. I also need to trim some of the cove edge on the last piece so I can slip the last piece in and I need to deal with the fact that the centre line edge is not exactly straight (I can't get the wood to squint). I'm planning on adding a keel so the centre line on the outside is not important. The important joint is on the inside that I won't have a good look at until I get the canoe off the form.

So after lot's of moaning and fitting it's time to glue up and go for it. The last piece doesn't exactly slip in with the added glue- I need to get out the persuader for a good fit.