FlisKits Tartar Build Part 8, Strake Gluing

The front of the strake was traced full size onto the instruction sheet.
The front and rear taper is 5/32" wide.
The taper lines were drawn and extended past the sides of the outline tracing. this make it easier to draw consistent width pencil lines without getting out a ruler each time.
Set the fin on the tracing and draw the taper line using the extended end lines.


Waxed paper was set down before gluing the strakes together.
The strakes are two pieces, glued in the middle.

All were lined up on a straightedge and taped down.
CA glue was set over the but joint. When the glue was dried another two-piece strake was taped down for gluing.

Another piece of waxed paper was set on top and the four long pieces were dried under a heavy book.


After the strakes had dried, the long top and bottom surfaces were sanded flat.
I wanted to be sure the width was consistent.

A wide slot was cut out of a piece of card stock. The strake was slipped through and sanded down where it was high.