next i ran into the issue i posted originally in this thread up top. i wound up sanding them out. I was able to sand out the sides relatively flat against a flat surface. i had to sand down the tail block also to match. a couple of things i learned in this process.
1. rough sanding is much easier with a belt sander. used 1 upside down in a vice and it worked out great.
2. sanding is an art unto itself. a few times i thought i was done just to want a little more and then that last time made things off center and i had to start over again. sanding is like sculpting to me. constantly evolving and revising.
3. you can never have enough clamps.
so the next step was gluing the sides to the tail block. i wiped off what excess glue i could and will sand down the rest later.
