Shop Talk: Vacuum Bagged Mahogany Transom
Ken Schott
After the staples are all pulled, begin the finish with a power or hand planer. Finish up with regular sanding. I can see that one could do this process on a whole sheet of plywood, bookmark the grain pattern, and have no fasteners in the final piece. Your staples/fasteners could be in the scrap side of the work. With the mahogany laminate on the BB side of the ply, I left the AA side showing to the inside of the hull. Basically, I laminated over the plugged side of the ply, and am showing the good side of the ply to the bilge.
Ken Schott
Richmond Hill, Ga.