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NOT
By:Dale Frolander
Date: 9/17/2000, 2:57 am
In Response To: Re: To staple or ??? (Spidey)

: Hi Nick;

: You will sell out your woodworking skills if you use staples, IMHO.

: Best Regards, Spidey

GO Spidey!

Nick, Ya gotta ask yourself when you get set to pull the trigger on that staple gun. Am I gonna build a kayak that I can pass down from generation to generation, or am I in such a hurry that I'll spend the rest of the days saying "I really like the way it turned out EXCEPT I wish I hadn't been in such a hurry and used staples"?

Oh, and spend some time making sure you have good and tight gaps between the wood strips. That's more time that you'll be glad you spent.

It'll definately set your kayak apart from the rest if you take a little extra time and do it right.

As far as time goes, you've got an early on starting next springs kayak anyway (Unless you're in Australia).

Just my humble opinion.

Dale

Messages In This Thread

To staple or ???
Nick webb -- 9/16/2000, 10:19 pm
Re: To staple or ??? a compromise...
Edgar Kleindinst -- 9/18/2000, 3:57 pm
Re: To staple or ??? a compromise...
Grant Goltz -- 9/20/2000, 12:53 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/18/2000, 12:38 pm
Nick's sage advice
Matthew Bastian -- 9/19/2000, 8:41 am
Well Said. (NT)
Scott Lee -- 9/19/2000, 4:28 am
Re: To staple or ???
David Hanson -- 9/18/2000, 5:09 pm
Re: Do Both. ??
Shawn B -- 9/18/2000, 3:52 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Nick webb -- 9/18/2000, 3:50 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Jim P. -- 9/18/2000, 3:42 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Dick -- 9/18/2000, 3:18 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Philip Miles. -- 9/18/2000, 9:53 am
Re: To staple or ???
Kent LeBoutillier -- 9/18/2000, 6:35 am
Re: To staple or ???
Scott Lee -- 9/18/2000, 4:43 am
Re: To staple or ???
Earl Bailey -- 9/17/2000, 12:15 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Rick Thomas -- 9/17/2000, 10:41 am
Re: To staple or ???
Spidey -- 9/17/2000, 1:40 am
Re: To staple or ???
Chris Casazza -- 9/20/2000, 1:02 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Spidey -- 9/22/2000, 11:15 am
Re: To staple or ???
Nick webb -- 9/17/2000, 2:49 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Rehd -- 9/17/2000, 3:57 pm
NAMTYK?
david -- 9/20/2000, 11:31 am
NOT
Dale Frolander -- 9/17/2000, 2:57 am
Re: NOT
John Michne -- 9/17/2000, 2:08 pm
another opinion
Larry C. -- 9/17/2000, 9:47 am
Re: another opinion
Matt D -- 9/18/2000, 2:31 pm
Re: another opinion
Edgar Kleindinst -- 9/18/2000, 3:48 pm
Re: another opinion
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/19/2000, 9:01 am
Re: another opinion
peter czerpak -- 9/18/2000, 8:07 am
Re: another opinion
Brian Nystrom -- 9/18/2000, 12:41 pm
Re: another opinion
Gary B. -- 9/18/2000, 11:32 pm
Where's the brew?
Larry C. -- 9/19/2000, 12:09 pm
LOL
Gary B. -- 9/19/2000, 11:44 pm
RE:wheres the brew
peter czerpak -- 9/20/2000, 8:27 am
Re: another opinion
Larry C. -- 9/18/2000, 12:10 pm
Re: another opinion
Dale Frolander -- 9/17/2000, 12:18 pm
Why we build
Larry C. -- 9/17/2000, 1:39 pm
Re: Why we build
Spidey -- 9/17/2000, 6:37 pm
Re: another opinion *Pic*
Dale Frolander -- 9/17/2000, 12:33 pm
Re: another opinion
Nick webb -- 9/17/2000, 2:20 pm
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder
Roger Nuffer -- 9/17/2000, 4:24 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Rehd -- 9/17/2000, 12:20 am
Re: To staple or ???
Roger Nuffer -- 9/16/2000, 11:15 pm