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Re: Strip: Could use some help setting up forms
By:tosetter
Date: 10/7/2010, 3:52 pm

: When I built my first kayak I obsessed about everything. One day I
: was worried about the "right " time to add the keel
: strips. So I asked Nick and he told me, "just cover the
: forms with wood"! This was probably the best advise I could
: have gotten. It made me think instead of worrying so much.
: Here's a pic of my first kayak. More @ Picturetrail.com/kc4zqz.
: Happy Building,
: Charles.

That looks great Charles. Wanna come and build mine:)?...... I am trying not to sweat the small stuff, but at the same time, if I get a form placement wrong, or varying strip thickness, etc that would be a big probelm and I'd sure like to avoid the big stuff. Thanks for the advice though; I'm going remember that "just cover the forms with wood" whenever I start overanalyzing anything.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Could use some help setting up forms
tosetter -- 10/5/2010, 11:14 am
Re: Strip: Could use some help setting up forms
Les Cheeseman -- 10/10/2010, 12:04 pm
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Allan -- 10/5/2010, 5:36 pm
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tosetter -- 10/7/2010, 10:39 am
Re: Strip: Could use some help setting up forms *PIC*
Charles Leach -- 10/7/2010, 12:15 pm
Re: Strip: Could use some help setting up forms
tosetter -- 10/7/2010, 3:52 pm
Re: Strip: Could use some help setting up forms
Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2010, 2:35 am
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J Law -- 10/8/2010, 5:22 am
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John Eberly -- 10/11/2010, 4:28 pm
Re: Strip: Could use some help setting up forms
Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2010, 12:40 am
Re: Strip: Could use some help setting up forms
J Law -- 10/9/2010, 6:14 am
Re: Strip: Could use some help setting up forms
Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2010, 2:15 am
Re: Strip: Could use some help setting up forms
Charles Leach -- 10/7/2010, 4:55 pm
Re: Strip: Could use some help setting up forms
Bob Beaullieu -- 10/5/2010, 12:26 pm