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Re: Strip: Building Stations/Forms
By:Ian Johnson
Date: 3/23/2012, 3:23 pm
In Response To: Strip: Building Stations/Forms (Kevin Greer)

: I wanted to get some advice on the best material to build stations
: or forms these days.... plywood or MDF or particle board?
: What thickness do you recommend? I am looking at building the
: "Simple" design recreational kayak...

: thanks...

12mm MDF. Cheap and easy to cut to size. Took me two years to build my kayak and a year later the forms are still just fine on the strongback. Use heat on a strip if you can't hold it in place with staples.

Cheers, Ian

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Strip: Building Stations/Forms
Kevin Greer -- 3/23/2012, 10:58 am
Re: Strip: Building Stations/Forms
John Abercrombie -- 3/23/2012, 1:28 pm
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Bryan K -- 3/23/2012, 2:17 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/23/2012, 3:00 pm
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Ian Johnson -- 3/23/2012, 3:23 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 3/23/2012, 4:55 pm
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Allan -- 3/23/2012, 5:24 pm
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Kevin Greer -- 3/23/2012, 5:35 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2012, 1:34 am