Now to wrap the Nike fins.

The printed card stock for the Nike fins was erroneously glossy on both sides, so before slitting the fins from the sheet I burnished the printed side of the cardstock with #00 steel wool--just to make sure I don't have an adhesion problem. I then slit them from the sheet with a new #11 blade and use the tip of a cuticle pusher and my steel ruler to make the folds. To make the fold of the leading edge EXTRA tight I rub the fold down with my nylon burnishing tool (that I've never actually used for burnishing.)

With the basswood armature strong enough to handle it, I flat-sand the (4) planes of the armature on my Corian board covered with 220 grit.

Now to lay the armature of the first fin. I've decided to use Aleene's Super Tacky glue for the initial placement of the armature's center rib. This will ensure I don't have wrinkles or puckers on the outside of the fin's chord. I'll register the armature's root edge to the same edge of the cardstock so I'll only have to correct the outer edge.

TBC

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