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Re: How to build a deck?
By:Drew Lebauer
Date: 3/26/1999, 10:45 am
In Response To: Re: How to build a deck? (Shawn Baker)

No, what I meant, or at least the way I interpreted Nick's post, was that you cut the inverted deck forms out of the keel section of the existing hull forms, without removing them from the table. Then strip the deck, upside down, into the cutaway part of the hull forms. When done, remove the deck, reattach the form cutouts with hot melt glue, and strip another hull. For the next deck, just knock out the cutouts again.

> Yes, but the way Fritjof has his forms set up, he doesn't have a
> strongback like Nick uses. His forms are mounted upside-down to a table.
> Unless, of course, he does cut the deck profile into the top (bottom) of
> all the forms. Then, when building the second kayak, he'd have to attach a
> rectangle of plywood to the form to re-attach the form to the table. Doing
> this, though, is probably what he wants to avoid, as I believe he wants to
> keep the original hull forms mounted to the table so he doesn't have to
> re-align them.

> Shawn

Messages In This Thread

How to build a deck?
Fritjof Karlsson -- 3/23/1999, 5:16 am
Re: How to build a deck?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/23/1999, 2:57 pm
Re: How to build a deck?
Fritjof Karlsson -- 3/24/1999, 2:10 am
Re: How to build a deck?
Drew Lebauer -- 3/24/1999, 2:21 pm
Re: How to build a deck?
Shawn Baker -- 3/25/1999, 12:29 am
Re: How to build a deck?
Drew Lebauer -- 3/26/1999, 10:45 am
Re: How to build a deck?
jim champoux -- 3/24/1999, 9:09 am
Re: How to build a deck?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/24/1999, 9:39 am
Re: How to build a deck?
Fritjof Karlsson -- 3/24/1999, 10:58 am
Re: How to build a deck?
jim champoux -- 3/24/1999, 12:51 pm
Re: How to build a deck?
jim champoux -- 3/23/1999, 10:31 am
Re: one more thing
jim champoux -- 3/23/1999, 11:04 am
Re: How to build a deck?
Bob Marr -- 3/23/1999, 7:54 am
Re: How to build a deck?
Fritjof Karlsson -- 3/23/1999, 8:54 am
Re: How to build a deck?
Bob Marr -- 3/23/1999, 10:40 am
Re: How to build a deck?
Shawn Baker -- 3/23/1999, 10:20 am