Another very cold day in the workshop [48 degrees] but I did make progress. I had one set-back when I was sanding the glued-togther arch pieces and I had a glue fail and had to re-glue it. I started the day unclamping the backplate, sanding it, and putting it back on the case. Came out great. I then spent much time sanding the large arch resulting from arch pieces #1-4. Got the top sanded down but the inside curve was time-consuming and I eventually had the glue fail. I should be able to continue sanding it tomorrow. To sand the inside curve of the arch, I made a makeshift hand-powered drum sander [see pic below]. Since I had to stop working on the arch, I shifted to the dial mask and got that glued-up. For tomorrow, I'm hoping to finish all sanding and glue-up the hood pieces [after first sliding in the mask which I do not plan to glue to the hood]. Later this week, I will tackle the hood top-plates and, perhaps, the shaped moulding. Click on photos to enlarge. Enjoy!
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June 2016
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