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Maya and Aladino are refitting a Cape George Cutter 36, focusing on essential systems for a summer sea trial before completing the interior.0:16 To maintain the boat's aesthetic theme of teak and yellow cedar, they commissioned custom saloon cabinet door panels.1:04 A patron donated a century-old board of yellow cedar, which was milled in the early 1900s.4:32 Maya’s father, Brian, performed the woodworking at his workshop on the Sunshine Coast.1:42 He bookmatched the panels by resawing the board on a bandsaw, then used a smoothing plane to address grain reversal and tear-out.11:24 To manage tension in the old wood, he stickered the panels and weighted them for several days until they flattened.8:54 He finished the panels by beveling the edges and securing them with decorative whipping made from dental floss.18:06 The crew plans to protect the wood with multiple coats of Epifanes PP Extra varnish, followed by a final layer of Epifanes Rubbed Effect Varnish for a satin finish.22:39

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