I started by stripping in the bow area in pine and then carefully cutting out the flame pattern with a razor knife. I did a little at a time and then steam bent the boarder cedar and ash strips around the cut out pattern. I used lots of tape and wedges to hold the strips in place while the glue dried.
Once I completed the pine flames I stripped in the cedar and then cut the pattern out for the second flame pattern. Once the pattern was cut I did the boarder strips and then filled in the area with paduk.
On the Aft deck I started by placing the outside boarder strips that go all the way around the cockpit area. I then stripped in all the pine.
With the pine complete I again cut the pattern out with a razor knife. I did a little at a time to prevent breakage and used the scrap pieces to help in bending and gluing the boarder strips.
As I worked on the flame boarders I also continued to strip other areas of the deck. When you do no staple construction it helps keep you going if you have more than one place to glue strips.
With the flames complete I finished the remainder of the deck and did the cockpit recess
I did have a couple of places that the boarder strips just would not bend like I wanted so I cut small pieces in a curved shape and inserted them in place. Nobody will probably ever find them.
