{"id":964,"date":"2012-08-27T13:45:50","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T18:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devinjpoore.com\/?p=964"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:22:07","slug":"uss-chickasaw-part-5-filling-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devinjpoore.com\/?p=964","title":{"rendered":"USS Chickasaw Part 5: Filling In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once the ribs were filled in as much as I could with scrap wood, I switched to epoxy putty, Aves Apoxie Sculpt to be precise. I used this at the extreme bow where shaping is crucial. Apoxie Sculpt sands a lot like resin once set up, but a little more dense. It sands well, takes an edge like crazy (I&#8217;m convinced you could make a knife blade with this stuff and get it razor sharp), and is great for shaping and detailing. Once that was done, it was on to the wood putty.<\/p>\n<p>I took delivery of styrene over the weekend, all the way down to .005&#8243;. Not much thicker than paper. 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I used this at the extreme bow where shaping is crucial. Apoxie Sculpt sands a lot like resin once set up, but a little more dense. 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