February 7, 2017

Today I cut the additional strips I needed for the stems.  I only needed 5 more but I cut a dozen just to have a few extra if needed.

Once cut, ripped, and surface planed, I measured each stack to make sure they were all within the required dimensions.  1 3/8” overall height for the inner stems and 2 ½” overall height for the outer stems. 

Taped each stack together and labeled.  Measured the lengths of strips I needed and cut off both ends.  I left some additional length to each as I would rather have them a bit longer than actually needed, than end up with them too short.

Next step is to order the epoxy.  I will be using the West System epoxy.