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Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
By:ancient kayaker
Date: 2/2/2013, 1:00 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours (Bill Hamm)

I use internal as well as external stems, can't imagine building any boat without them.

Strong too and not just at the tip of the bow / stern.

Bill H.

Rose Lee, my stripper, also has external as well as internal stems. The external stems are laminated from ash splints sold for basketwork. There is a very sharp bend at the stem foot and I used the splints after giving up trying to cut oak thin enough; I was too impatient to steam the oak and then wait for it to dry . . .

The ash carved nicely to shape after the epoxy set and the lams look pretty. The boat is stored indoors so I don't have to worry about Ash's poor rot and insect resistance. A former basket maker gifted me some of his stock a few years ago "I can't imagine what use you'd have for this but . . . " - well eventually they found a use. Glad I didn't toss 'em.

Rose Lee has laminated pine ribs for cross-grain strength since she isn't glassed. Some of the ash splints became ribs near the stems where it was too difficult to fit pine. The splints are incredibly flexible and strong with almost perfectly straight grain.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Matt Jakubek -- 1/27/2013, 5:42 pm
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/28/2013, 6:20 am
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 1/28/2013, 7:06 pm
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
george jung -- 1/29/2013, 12:18 am
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Jay Babina -- 1/29/2013, 8:32 am
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Bill Hamm -- 1/30/2013, 2:12 am
The Dam Method of End Pours *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/29/2013, 10:22 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Kurt Maurer -- 1/29/2013, 10:28 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/29/2013, 11:10 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
JohnAbercrombie -- 1/29/2013, 12:07 pm
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Bill Hamm -- 1/30/2013, 2:17 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Jack Hawkins -- 1/31/2013, 10:53 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Bill Hamm -- 2/1/2013, 1:44 pm
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Jack Hawkins -- 2/1/2013, 3:10 pm
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Kurt Maurer -- 2/1/2013, 9:28 pm
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 2/2/2013, 4:03 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2013, 2:39 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
george jung -- 2/3/2013, 11:59 am
Re: Pictures from Bill
ddaniels -- 2/3/2013, 5:44 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2013, 2:37 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
ancient kayaker -- 2/3/2013, 4:53 pm
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
george jung -- 2/3/2013, 7:12 pm
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Bill Hamm -- 2/4/2013, 12:12 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Jack Hawkins -- 2/4/2013, 9:36 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Bill Hamm -- 2/5/2013, 4:37 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Sean Dawe -- 1/31/2013, 10:19 am
Re: The Dam Method of End Pours
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/31/2013, 6:23 pm
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Al Edie -- 1/28/2013, 10:49 pm
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/29/2013, 9:05 am
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
ancient kayaker -- 1/29/2013, 10:51 am
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Bill Hamm -- 1/30/2013, 2:19 am
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
ancient kayaker -- 2/2/2013, 1:00 pm
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/29/2013, 9:36 am
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Kurt Maurer -- 1/29/2013, 10:15 am
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Kevin -- 1/29/2013, 1:32 pm
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Matt Jakubek -- 1/29/2013, 5:45 pm
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/29/2013, 6:44 pm
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Jay Babina -- 1/31/2013, 8:05 am
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Bill Hamm -- 1/30/2013, 2:23 am
Re: Epoxy: Lightweight endpours
Kurt Maurer -- 1/31/2013, 7:49 pm