My new Bastard file came today and WOW! Generally I am a firm believer that power tools are the most efficient means with which to do any job, but I have discovered that sometimes the good old fashioned hand tools do the job even better. I have been struggling with the best way to rough up the white oak and after testing many methods, I have decided that a super sharp Bastard file is the easiest and fastest way to get the job done. Today I roughed up the second lamination of the keel and prepped both mating surfaces for epoxy. This was way better than any sandpaper method I have tried. Tomorrow I will epoxy and clamp the second layer of the keel. So if Brunswick Noah uses big, nasty, machined files, what did the real Noah use?
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