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# Making Tools for Smooth Epoxy Fillets
- URL: https://seanation.org/making-tools-for-smooth-epoxy-fillets/
- Published: 2024-06-30T08:50:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T14:18:31.000Z
- Description: I’m finally making the filleting tools I should have made months ago, using old plastic buckets, scrap plywood and a saved paintbrush handle. We’ll see whether they produce the smooth, elegant fillets promised by Gougeon’s book.
- Author: Monika Matis
- Tags: Ikaroa, Tech, #story-ikaroa, #facebook-import

So, how is your start of the week?  
Mine is very simple - FINALLY making a couple of tools I should make months ago :)  
I still have some fillets to do in lower hull, wanted to wait till I have all shelf supports in place - never mention the whole upper hull after I put the hull sides on.  
I meant to do it long time ago but somehow never got around to do it, mainly because I had this little plywood spatula in right size (not an accident!) - but I decided to give it a try. Gougeon’s book praises it a lot so why not? I had some old, stiff plastic mixing buckets laying around and my hole saws happened to be just a correct size for the project, so I saved last used paint brush (after couple of uses with epoxy they end up in rubbish however hard I try to clean them) with wooden handle and used a scrap of 12mm plywood to make handles and here we are - apparently perfect tool for smooth and elegant fillets. We will see later today!  
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