Not exactly. A wooden buck is the wooden "lattice" you've seen. It is not used to hammer directly over. It is used as a gauge to place your panels over for reference as you are shaping them. Shaping is done thru a variety of old techniques but IMO the best and fastest way to is to use a power hammer. If you have a car to take a pattern off of with paper you can get a very accurate shape and know exactly where to shrink or stretch. You can also use the buck sections as seen below:
I don’t want to kidnap this post... but it seemed to come to an abrupt end. I have a body in progress as of today. Search 1963 250 GTO and you’ll find it or should
Sorry, I’m afraid it took much too long to give away. I stopped counting after I got 100 hours in. I might sell the files as a download someday but not until I’m done making custom bucks and furniture with it.
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Thank you! It has taken me 4–5 months so far, working 2–3 hours after work each day. I’m hoping to have it ready for paint by the end of the year. Once I take the moulds from the form, I plan to make a full-scale (1:1) mock-up which I’ll probably sell. I even have all the interior files as well so no problem at all