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Re: Strip: making Wood strips
By:ancient kayaker
Date: 7/22/2014, 10:17 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: making Wood strips (Bill Hamm)

My stripper was a build/paddle/throw away design to test a theory so I went cheap. Bought a bunch of WRC fencing planks, selected the best and left the rest for repairing fences. I was able to use about 60% of the selected planks. Consistent density and straight grain, only 6' long so 2 scarfs per strip; I became very good at scarfing. Like you I bought "proper" WRC from a boating supply house some years back but was shocked at the poor quality. I have a good supplier a few hours away but my equipment cannot handle the sizes they carry even if I could get it home.

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Strip: making Wood strips
Darren Edwards -- 7/13/2014, 8:52 am
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ancient kayaker -- 7/13/2014, 10:05 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 7/13/2014, 10:58 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/13/2014, 10:36 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/13/2014, 11:24 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/13/2014, 1:57 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 7/13/2014, 2:29 pm
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Don T. -- 7/13/2014, 9:31 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 7/14/2014, 12:50 pm
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Jay Babina -- 7/14/2014, 7:55 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/14/2014, 11:48 am
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Jay Babina -- 7/15/2014, 6:45 am
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Darren edwards -- 7/14/2014, 10:44 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/14/2014, 7:21 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 7/14/2014, 11:35 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 7/14/2014, 11:40 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/15/2014, 12:32 am
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Mike Bielski -- 7/15/2014, 12:46 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/15/2014, 3:46 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/15/2014, 5:57 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/15/2014, 12:43 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/16/2014, 2:12 am
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ancient kayaker -- 7/15/2014, 7:51 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/16/2014, 2:14 am
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ancient kayaker -- 7/16/2014, 7:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/20/2014, 1:01 am
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Darren.edwards -- 7/21/2014, 8:17 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/21/2014, 9:50 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 7/21/2014, 9:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/22/2014, 12:22 am
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ancient kayaker -- 7/22/2014, 10:17 am