Trimming the Rudder Stiffeners

Here's one of the rudder stiffeners all trimmed and sanded and smoothed. The rule of thumb for how smooth edges need to be is if there's no chance of getting a cut from the edge, it's good to go. The stationary belt sander and scotchbright wheel make it fast and easy to do.

Here are the scraps left from trimming the stiffeners. I took a picture of the pile because I thought it looked interesting. I once took a picture of a slimy green rock in the headwaters of our local river and framed it and entered it in the county fair. It looked like art to me. I can't help it if no one else can see art like I do, including the county fair judges!