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Re: Material: sandwich core material
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/27/2008, 1:39 am
In Response To: Material: sandwich core material (dave)

: I guess wood has a lot going for it and I'm sure this is another question
: discussed in the past but...

: Plywood seems to be stronger than "natural" wood against direct
: impacts due to the plys, and I guess foam cores have also been used
: (surfboard construction is going thru a phase now since the foam is not
: environmentally friendly) but has anyone used some type of plastic strips
: to strip build a kayak? Most people seem to go on "expeditions"
: with a plastic kayak maybe for greater peace of mind.

: Maybe thick, sort of stiff, rubber instead of wood as a core, with something
: other than epoxy? And is there nothing other than varnish or paint to
: provide uv protection? Polyurethanes are cheaper but sound not as user
: friendly overall. Spreadable, cheap, silicon rubber would be nice. Wood
: looks nice and all but...

Btw, if you want a semi-rigid foam core used with glass skins you might look at airex (think that's spelled right).

Bill H.

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Material: sandwich core material
dave -- 1/25/2008, 5:06 pm
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Dave Houser -- 1/28/2008, 7:23 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 1/27/2008, 12:30 pm
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Acors -- 1/27/2008, 10:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/27/2008, 1:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/27/2008, 1:34 am
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Chris Ostlind -- 1/26/2008, 12:27 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/28/2008, 3:52 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 1/29/2008, 5:48 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/30/2008, 2:24 pm
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dave -- 1/29/2008, 8:12 pm
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Charlie -- 1/28/2008, 6:32 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/29/2008, 10:34 am
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Charlie -- 1/29/2008, 1:01 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/29/2008, 1:33 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/29/2008, 3:49 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/30/2008, 1:57 pm
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Aaron H -- 1/29/2008, 4:23 pm
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Niven -- 1/26/2008, 3:04 am
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Reg Lake -- 1/26/2008, 12:56 am
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Charlie -- 1/25/2008, 11:54 pm
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dave -- 1/25/2008, 5:26 pm
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dave. -- 1/26/2008, 5:58 pm
DAVE! Step away from the glue. *NM*
Reg Lake -- 1/26/2008, 8:06 pm
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dave. -- 1/26/2008, 6:04 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/25/2008, 7:44 pm