Bevelling the edge of a strip to fit it snugly into the deck.
The bow tapers to a knife-like blade that will surely snap off unless made more robust.
So the plan is to replace this vulnerable section of the kayak with a piece of whale bone which will offer much greater impact resistance.
The same principle applies here at the stern which I'm tackling first ...
The stern detail fixed into place.
Once the epoxy has cured the whale bone will be sanded into a refined shape that follows the original taper of the kayak.
The sharp focus of the bow.
This will receive its whale bone detail in coming days.
Meanwhile, outside the boatshed, the tribe plays at the harbour's edge.
