Top turtle deck...

As you all remember way back on page 1 or 2 of this thread I sheeted my turtle deck cores. Well I dusted them off tonight and got to it....

You want to carefully trim away the excess wood around the cores, you can use a #11 blade, just cut it as close as your comfortable, then go at it with a sanding block, you just need to get a clean and flat edge. I used a cool little trick, run two strips of masking tape along the edges of the sheeted core - this will help set the edge of the core slightly inside the edge of the fuse sides - - so when you block sand the fuse/turtle deck joint you can start a gentle radius.


The glue of choice is Gorilla, spread it very thin and use a business card and paper towel to wipe all excess. Position the turtle deck on the fuse top, the rear of the turtle deck want to be up against F9, check the plans for reference. Pull strips of masking tape at each former position and add a strip of masking tape right along the seam. check the alignment all the way around the turtle deck. You can reach inside the turtle deck if you need to adjust the position. Just take your time and make sure both edges line up nicely. You will be going over it with a sanding block so don't get too hung up here. Once your satisfied just sit it aside and move on to your next task....

I need to spend tomorrow night capping my wing and stab cores.....