And twelve strips down.

One learns as you go along - I am now not using a single long strip of veneer down the length of the planks as in the beginning, but veneer pieces that is approximately the same length as the deck planks. These are spaced with some offset from the plank joints, allowing the last plank laid down to act as a "support" for the next veneer whilst gluing down the next plank...

The problem with the long veneer strips and the gentle curvature of the deck can be seen at the joint between two of the planks just behind the rear mast hole in this image - when trimming the veneer to the deck level - the whole strip pulled out as it was "suspended" just below the top of the planks rather than all the way to the bottom - so some "surgery" will be needed here. Also means that the lines of the planks will not be 100% straight in this part of the deck and some adjustments will have to be made with the next rows to straighten it out.

So we learn.. fortunatley this will not be too visible on the completed model and serves as a good 'training ground'