Making the sheeting

True up the edges of the sheeting. I ususally use a long straight edge and trim the edge straight with a new (very sharp) Xacto blade. Do this to all edges.

Next with a block sander (or preferrably an edge sander if you have one), stack the sheeting about 6 pieces at a time and sand the edges true.

Using the atached drawings as a guideline, trim and glue the sheeting together.

Place a piece of sheeting on a flat table. Lay out a piece of masking tape sticky side up and place the edge half way onto the tape.

Next, lay the glued piece onto the tape, taking care working all the way down the seam to ensure a tight fit with no gaps.

Lay the seam over the edge of the table, so the exposed piece drops over the side and exposes the seam like a hinge.

Run a small bead of elmer's white glue down the seam and make sure there are no dry spots.

Close up the seam on the flat table, and wipe off excess with a paper towel. The less glue left on the surface of the wood, the better.

Repeat until the skin is completely glued. Weight down the skins with whatever you have available so it doesn't bow up and open the seam.

Let sit for about 20 minutes, then sand the seams LIGHTLY with a 220 grit block. This creates dust as a fliier to close up the seam. Do NOT try and sand the skins perfectly flush at this time, only create dust and work into the seam if needed.

After the skins sit for about an hour to an hour and a half, carefully remove the weights and flip the skin over. Carefully peel back the tape.

Place the blocks down again, and after about 10 minutes, dust sand this side as well.

Let the skins dry overnight before final trimming and sanding.