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Re: avoiding torturing plywood
By:Hans Friedel
Date: 8/31/1999, 4:58 pm
In Response To: Re: avoiding torturing plywood (Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks)

> Steve, check my Thursday, Aug. 26 post, Re: Glassing deck. I pre-camber my
> decks and 4 oz glass the inside. Actually, I camber them a bit more than
> the final shape (they spring back a bit). I just lay them on and they fit
> perfectly with just a small bit of pressure (a few light bungee cords, big
> rubber bands or a bit of tape holds them easily in place). Makes the
> installation process really easy.

> I agree that making the saw cut you describe defeats the design purposes
> of the cambered deck, and you will lose much of the stiffness and strength
> of the deck. The 4 oz glass on the inside really beefs up the deck. Give
> it a try, I think you will like it. Grant

Grant

When you pre-chamber your decks do you use the same radius all along the deck. like a half tube?

Hans

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avoiding torturing plywood
Steve -- 8/30/1999, 4:50 pm
Re: avoiding torturing plywood
Berkeley C. -- 8/31/1999, 3:58 pm
Re: Could it have been a void??
John -- 8/31/1999, 9:26 am
Re: avoiding torturing plywood
lee -- 8/30/1999, 8:44 pm
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Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks -- 8/30/1999, 6:43 pm
Re: avoiding torturing plywood
Barry -- 8/31/1999, 5:29 pm
Re: avoiding torturing plywood
Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks -- 9/1/1999, 1:22 pm
Re: avoiding torturing plywood
Hans Friedel -- 8/31/1999, 4:58 pm
Re: avoiding torturing plywood
Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks -- 9/1/1999, 1:18 pm
Re: avoiding torturing plywood
Hans Friedel -- 9/1/1999, 4:40 pm
Re: avoiding torturing plywood
Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks -- 9/1/1999, 10:58 pm
Re: avoiding torturing plywood
Mike Scarborough -- 8/30/1999, 5:31 pm
Re: avoiding torturing plywood
Dean Trexel -- 8/30/1999, 6:49 pm