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Re: Nice looking boat + Picture
By:Cliff Troxell
Date: 4/11/2000, 10:09 pm
In Response To: Re: Nice looking boat + Picture (Dean Trexel)

> The stapleless design was done with the huge 'exo-skeleton' you see here.
> Definitely a neat idea, but the whole contrapton seems to be an enormous
> waste of wood just to avoid some little holes...

Hi Dean,

Enormous waste of wood and huge seem exaggerated and harsh to me. I can see this easily done with scraps. Strip kayaks lend themselves to artistic expression and in this case the artist doesn't want little holes. This seems to me a reasonable artistic expression. After all we could all just buy tupperware or glass boats and save the trees. Deep down I doubt any of us could defend our lifestyles and hobbies as effecient or our use of the earth's resources as wise. Cliff

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