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Re: Stapleless Construction....Yikes! (long)
By:Will Dickinson
Date: 7/9/2001, 7:58 pm

Mitch,

Wow! Truly awesome...and an inspiration to get out of the office and back into the workshop. I really like the deck pattern! So, I'm dying to know...how does it paddle? I haven't gotten a chance to try out one of these designs before I jumped into building.

The only reason I was trying to avoid steaming is that you have to get a heat source (camp stove, hot plate, etc) a steam generator (tea kettle -- do you think I could get away with stealing the one off the stove?? ;P ) working down in my enclosed basement. I am also hesitant to introduce that much humidity into the air so quickly. There are lots of 1/2 finished wood projects sitting around that the joints may move on if I change the humidity rapidly. I think I am just going to suck it up and go for it though. First I may try the heat gun / wet cloth method before a full-fledged steam chamber (PVC tube). Thanks for the link too...I had forgotten about that page.

--Will

Messages In This Thread

Stapleless Construction....Yikes! (long)
Will Dickinson -- 7/9/2001, 4:22 pm
Also check the archives
!RUSS -- 7/11/2001, 9:48 am
Re: Stapleless Construction....Yikes! (long)
John Monfoe -- 7/10/2001, 5:19 am
Re: Stapleless Construction....Yikes! (long)
James Neely -- 7/9/2001, 8:40 pm
Re: Stapleless Construction....Yikes! (long)
John Michne -- 7/9/2001, 6:51 pm
Re: Stapleless Construction....Yikes! (long) *Pic*
Mitch Isoe -- 7/9/2001, 7:20 pm
Nice, where did you get the seat from
Pete Ford -- 7/10/2001, 10:24 pm
Re: Nice, where did you get the seat from
Mitch Isoe -- 7/10/2001, 11:37 pm
Re: Stapleless Construction....Yikes! (long)
Will Dickinson -- 7/9/2001, 7:58 pm
Re: Stapleless Construction....short comment
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/10/2001, 3:11 am
Re: Stapleless Construction....Yikes! (long)
Mitch Isoe -- 7/9/2001, 8:50 pm
Re: Stapleless Construction....Yikes! (long)
Les Nightingill -- 7/9/2001, 4:41 pm
Re: Hmmmm...some good ideas..
Will Dickinson -- 7/9/2001, 5:58 pm
Re: Hmmmm...some good ideas..
Russell Brown -- 7/9/2001, 6:43 pm
Re: Hmmmm...some good ideas..
Tom-Atlanta -- 7/9/2001, 6:50 pm