12.28.2007

another unusual tool

OK....what's this?


The inside corner seam of the deck and the hull needs a triangular fillet strip along the entire length. Since I didn't glue this strip on at the same time, I need to remove the excess glue.

Rather than spend ten minutes doing a task, I sometimes catch myself spending nine minutes making a special tool that lets me do the job in two minutes...........Although that still puts me one minute behind, it makes the job more enjoyable and I'm all for keeping things enjoyable.

Here's a simple tool that I use to cut the excess puffed up polyurethane glue out of the inside corner of the hull/deck juncture. I used small nails to fasten two utility blades to a chamferred wood block and then dragged the block along the inside seam.