Wrapping the ends

I've finally pulled all of the staples and have begun to plane and sand. I planed each end of the kayak smooth and planed down a 1/2 inch piece of oak to 1/16" thick at 2' long to wrap around the ends of the kayak. I cracked my first two attempts of wrapping the oak around the bend. I used a blow dryer on my other pieces at the curve and worked fine. I'm now anxious to see if it all holds. My next steps will be to do my final sanding, filling and more sanding. Once complete I will flip the kayak over and start stripping in the deck. I will re-staple at the shearline to keep the hull tight to the forms.