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stapless construction method
By:mike allen ---}
Date: 4/11/2000, 8:06 pm
In Response To: The Key to stapless construction / pic (Rick thomas)

> I found that this method worked quite well and I bet used only 3 or four
> clamps but a ton of small wood wedges to hold the strips in place click
> pic to inlarge

Were you one of the 2 guys here talking about this method?? Obviously works great. Nice yak too.

Why did you decide to build the alignment(table, forms attached to table) on the outside? Do you think the same result could have been achieved by an internal strongback and 3in wide forms on the outside. Say even scissor action for esp hard threaded strips. That way no big cumbersome table and you can roll the yak around. I think some here use web clamps at the form locations and just drive wedges at ea strip, but I'm not sure what holds the web in place.(Maybe wraps of duct tape).

How did you hold the shorter pcs in place? The ones that end betw forms?

Anyway, all in all tres cool.

-mick

Messages In This Thread

The Key to stapless construction / pic
Rick thomas -- 4/11/2000, 7:21 pm
Re: To cut the forms..
Don Beale -- 4/12/2000, 12:32 pm
Re: To cut the forms..
Rick thomas -- 4/12/2000, 3:09 pm
Re: To cut the forms..
Don Beale -- 4/13/2000, 1:05 am
Re: The Key to stapless construction / pic
Kent LeBoutillier -- 4/12/2000, 6:09 am
Re: The Key to stapless construction / pic
Rick thomas -- 4/12/2000, 9:07 am
Re: The Key to stapless construction / pic
Ross Leidy -- 4/11/2000, 10:26 pm
Re: The Key to stapless construction / pic
Rick thomas -- 4/11/2000, 11:28 pm
Re: Stapleless Rules
Spidey -- 4/11/2000, 8:31 pm
Re: Stapleless Rules
Rick thomas -- 4/11/2000, 11:48 pm
stapless construction method
mike allen ---} -- 4/11/2000, 8:06 pm
Re: stapless construction method
Rick thomas -- 4/11/2000, 8:39 pm
Nice looking boat
Mark R. -- 4/11/2000, 7:51 pm
Re: Nice looking boat + Picture
Dean Trexel -- 4/11/2000, 8:00 pm
Re: Nice looking boat + Picture
Cliff Troxell -- 4/11/2000, 10:09 pm
Re: Wasted recources
Don Beale -- 4/12/2000, 12:29 pm
Re: Green Paradigm
Clifford Troxell -- 4/13/2000, 7:43 am
Re: S&G Layout diagram
Shawn B -- 4/13/2000, 5:49 pm
Re: S&G Layout diagram
Clifford Troxell -- 4/14/2000, 6:28 am
Re: Green Paradigm
Don Beale -- 4/13/2000, 5:19 pm
we could look at it like this...
Jack W. -- 4/12/2000, 12:57 pm
Re: we could look at it like this...
Rick thomas -- 4/12/2000, 2:53 pm
Now I see it. Thanks (no text).
Mark R. -- 4/11/2000, 8:28 pm