Rubber for Center Foot, Foot Shell Gap Filling

I'm starting to think about construction of my permanent center foot. The goal is to have it look like Mike's.



The foot will be made from wood, with a layer of rubber to cushion the ride. The rubber is for joining large pipes together.



I sliced it so that it can be cut flat. I have to pause until I start cutting the wooden parts of the foot, so I'll know how large the piece of rubber needs to be.



I also did some gap filling and smoothing on the center foot shell. As usual I'll sand this down, and repeat as necessary.