Catboat#6

Progress on the gluing up of Lifts. I'm glad I have enough bar clamps. The first stage of the gluing I attempted to keep the lifts from slipping just by gluing blocks at the seams. Being impatient to get going with the gluing, (should a used CA) I didn't wait long enough for the glue that was holding the blocks to set long enough. Murphy's law, what can happen will happen: they popped off during the glue up, resulting in a slightly miss-aligned glue job. This is easily corrected during the carving, and I only think of the original lines as a departure point, as long as the end result is lump-free, sturdy, and water-tight. The human eye is capable of detecting the slightest defect in the shape of the boat, which can then be sculpted away.