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Re: Sam, what is your opinion?
By:Tony
Date: 7/26/2001, 1:36 pm
In Response To: Sand aggressively (Paul G. Jacobson)

As I remember, Sam Mcfadden's experiment has proved that encasting wood in fiberglass does not increase the utimate breaking strength, but rather lower it.
The theory is once a minor break starts, the localized stress is unable to redistribute to other area, thereby, concentrated in one single spot. Result in the utimate failure of the entire unit. If component (either wood or fiberglass) is designed to be able to handle the stess single handly by overbuilding, then, why do we need the other?
Sam, what is your opinion?

Messages In This Thread

Paddle Rehab *Pic*
Chip Sandresky -- 7/25/2001, 7:22 pm
Sand aggressively
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/26/2001, 2:43 am
Re: Sam, what is your opinion?
Tony -- 7/26/2001, 1:36 pm
Re: Sam, what is your opinion?
JimC -- 7/26/2001, 5:15 pm
Re: I'll just have to make another :)
Chip Sandresky -- 7/26/2001, 7:34 pm
Re: Sam, what is your opinion?
Sam McFadden -- 7/26/2001, 3:07 pm
why d'ya think that is, Sam?
Les Nightingill -- 7/26/2001, 4:41 pm
explanation
Sam McFadden -- 7/26/2001, 7:06 pm
That helps a lot, thanks Sam *NM*
Les Nightingill -- 7/26/2001, 9:45 pm
Dynel?
Pete Rudie -- 7/26/2001, 2:40 pm
Re: Dynel?
Sam McFadden -- 7/26/2001, 3:25 pm
Penetrating epoxy *Pic*
Pete Rudie -- 7/26/2001, 1:03 pm
Re: The Celtic knot....
Shawn Baker -- 7/26/2001, 5:43 pm
Re: The Celtic knot....
Pete Rudie -- 7/26/2001, 6:36 pm
oof
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/27/2001, 9:10 am
posting proceedure?
Elliott -- 7/26/2001, 1:43 pm
Re: posting proceedure?
Pete Rudie -- 7/26/2001, 2:19 pm
Re: posting proceedure? *Pic*
Elliott -- 7/27/2001, 8:12 am
BEAUTIFUL!!! *NM*
John Monfoe -- 7/28/2001, 4:58 am