Morgan explaining splining then making a start

Large seams will need reducing, so a spline is added. This means fixing a long wedge into the seam and bending it into the curve of the hull. Morgan explains how this is done, with handy tips along the way.
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Not real keen on the way he picked up the timber he's using for the spline and as he did that you could hear the timber scratching around in the dirt and muck on the ground. He then proceeded to squirt glue down it's length and again stuck the end in the dirt, this time with glue on it, then proceeded to fit it. Call me fastidious if you like, but when I'm gluing up anything on my boat build I want the timber to be spotless, I definitely don't want it scratching in the dirt before laying it up. He's also not prepared as he's lost something, which i'm not surprised by the way he just tosses things onto the ground. He's not fussed about high levels of workmanship skills