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Re: Kayak Building BBS *Pic*

Posted By: Shawn Baker
Date: Sunday, 15 October 2000, at 12:14 p.m.

In Response To: Gluing strips with contact cement? (John Monroe)

Hi John,

You should try posting that question on the Kayak Building BBS--there will be more folks there who will read your post and give you an informed response. A lot of the same people post here on the Techniques BBS, but the focus of the discussion is more toward paddling and skills.

I don't know of anyone who has used contact cement for gluing strips, but that's not to say it wouldn't work. It wouldn't allow for any re-positioning, which would be a minus. I'm also not sure how well it sands.

Shawn

: I once built a sail boat with a 20 ft mast. I couldn't afford to buy a single
: whole piece of lumber for the mast so I used 6 pieces of 2" x 6"
: fastened together with contact cement. 10 years later when I sold the
: boat, the mast was just like it was when I built it, despite all of the
: strain and flexing in 10 years of heavy use. Do you think it could work
: for gluing strip together for a kayak rather then using what you use now?
: It would be fast with virtually no clamping.

: John

Kayak Building BBS

Messages In This Thread

Gluing strips with contact cement?
John Monroe -- Sunday, 15 October 2000, at 5:11 a.m.

Re: Kayak Building BBS *Pic*
Shawn Baker -- Sunday, 15 October 2000, at 12:14 p.m.

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