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Re: Hey,That was my idea! *Pic*
By:Geo. Cushing
Date: 2/21/2001, 7:25 am
In Response To: Re: Staple-less in Seattle *Pic* (Bobby Curtis)

: 25-lb bags of salt
Bobby,
Could use some of that salt right about now, the road in's a sheet of ice. A wile back I attempted Marc Pettingill's Sweet Dream. Ignoring his admonitions I attempted to use 5mm lauan. During the process weights are needed to hold things in place. I grabbed a couple of forty lbs. bags of water softener salt. The bags have nice handles. Everything went well for a while, but when I almost had the second stem formed the center ply lam's wood fibers let go with big rip. But the salt bags worked well!
: 25-lb bags of salt

I swear I’ll never torture lauan again! All was not lost; the salvaged material became my first kayak.
Regards,
Geo. C.
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Messages In This Thread

Staple-less in Seattle *Pic*
Pete Rudie -- 2/19/2001, 10:27 pm
Re: Staple-less in Seattle *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 2/20/2001, 6:47 pm
Re: Hey,That was my idea! *Pic*
Geo. Cushing -- 2/21/2001, 7:25 am
Re: Staple-less in Seattle
Rob Macks -- 2/20/2001, 12:22 am
Touche
Pete Rudie -- 2/20/2001, 12:44 am
Re: Touche
Rob Macks -- 2/20/2001, 11:08 am
Slightly Disagree
John Monfoe -- 2/21/2001, 5:30 am
Re: Slightly Disagree
Bob Deutsch -- 2/21/2001, 6:50 am
Re: Slightly Disagree
John Monfoe -- 2/22/2001, 4:51 am
Reminds me of a story
Pete Rudie -- 2/21/2001, 11:49 am
The Zen of boatbuilding *Pic*
Pete Rudie -- 2/20/2001, 3:21 pm
Re: The Zen of boatbuilding
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/21/2001, 9:03 am
Re: The Zen of celtic knots
Ron Hagedorn -- 2/21/2001, 12:02 am
Re: The Zen of celtic knots
Pete Rudie -- 2/21/2001, 1:09 am
Re: The Zen of boatbuilding
Rob Macks -- 2/20/2001, 5:13 pm
Re: The Zen of boatbuilding
Richard Boyle -- 2/20/2001, 11:29 pm
Re: The Zen of boatbuilding
Rob Macks -- 2/21/2001, 9:05 am
Re: The Zen of boatbuilding
Alex Warren -- 2/20/2001, 8:46 pm
Re: The Zen of boatbuilding
Rob Macks -- 2/20/2001, 10:37 pm
So what kind of glue was that? (gulp) *NM*
Mike Worthan -- 2/20/2001, 3:36 pm
You mean the goo in the hair?
Pete Rudie -- 2/20/2001, 3:58 pm
Re: No, I meant the goo in this thread?
Mike Worthan -- 2/20/2001, 4:41 pm
Re: I'm starting to see where you're coming from *NM*
Spidey -- 2/20/2001, 12:37 am