Finbox cut

Just finished making a space for the 10" fin box. I placed wood blocking inside the board during the build so that I would have solid wood to place the box. A router would have made short work of this but I don't have one (yet.) The wood was carefully removed by drilling and a sharp chisel. I mixed up a batch of epoxy with wood dust and set the box in. Later, I sanded the box even with the deck.

Epoxy Yuck!

Sorry for the dealy in posting but I've been busy removing a bad batch of epoxy I laid down last week. It was totally my fault as I mixed a batch of epoxy but forgot to mix in hardener. It's a long boring story, but I essentially took a phone call and mixed additional resin instead of hardener. I compounded the mistake by laying down another coat of properly mixed epoxy. The next day I found to my horror partially cured epoxy and I instantly realized my mistake. Fortunately, I was able to remove it with a heat gun, stripper, sharp paint scraper, and sanding. I am purposely not posting a picture to save you all from the horror.