On 15 Aug 2005 01:22:16 -0700, "Lou" wrote:

I'm curious, do you spread glue onto all the plywood, or do you glue
specific area's so the fabric can shrink?
Lou

You know it has been nearly twenty years since I did it, so without
looking up some paper work I don't exactly remember, however on the
open bays with cap strip I attached the leading and trailing edges,
and then shrunk the fabric before applying the solvent to attach the
fabric to the cap strips. I think I did the same on the areas of solid
plywood. On them I used a mixture of nitrate dope and a fabric
adhesive. It may have been Sureseam. It was installed heavily over
unvarnished ply and then brought up through the weave with a solvent.

Ed