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Re: Setting the Gunwales
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 1/18/2000, 1:02 am
In Response To: Setting the Gunwales (Archer)

> Hello again All, I have set the angles of the gunwales at 106 degrees for
> a SW Greenland style skin on frame kayak. Can anyone tell me a good method
> for joining the gunwales to the bow piece? I am having difficulty finding
> an answer for this little tidbit of info.

Archer,

I think they were traditionally pinned in place with dowels, sometimes lashed on as a backup.

Mike

Messages In This Thread

Setting the Gunwales
Archer -- 1/16/2000, 7:37 am
Re: Setting the Gunwales
Mike Hanks -- 1/18/2000, 1:02 am
Re: Setting the Gunwales
Lew Crenshaw -- 1/18/2000, 9:24 am