Date: 6/28/2000, 2:14 pm
To all you guy's who past on info for getting started I wish to thank you. You folk's are just great. I feel much better about starting now.Thanks
: This is not a sprint; it's more like a marathon. Take the time to make your
: strips fit tightly, avoiding gaps. Work the curves more w/imagination and
: inventiveness than with force. I'm working on my first kayak, and didn't
: take a lot of pains because this project was really just to see if I could
: do it. I'm at the point of sanding the deck/hull getting ready to glass.
: If I had taken more time cutting the strips and getting them on the forms,
: the planing, filling and glassing would go much easier. But even w/my
: shortcomings, I think I'll still come out w/a nice boat, and it amazes my
: nonwoodworking friends.
Messages In This Thread
- Ready to start Great Auk
John S -- 6/22/2000, 10:41 am- Re: Ready to start Great Auk
Tim Shelburne -- 6/23/2000, 2:46 pm- Re: Ready to start Great Auk
john Schwab -- 6/28/2000, 2:14 pm
- Re: Ready to start Great Auk
peter czerpak -- 6/23/2000, 7:58 am- nothing big, just one stick at a time
Vernon Lowery -- 6/22/2000, 3:33 pm- Auk Shear
Jerry Siegel -- 6/22/2000, 8:34 pm- Re: Auk Shear
Vernon Lowery -- 6/23/2000, 9:00 am
- Re: Auk Shear
- Re: Ready to start Great Auk
Peter -- 6/22/2000, 12:58 pm- Re: Ready to start Great Auk
Jim McCool -- 6/22/2000, 11:22 am- Re: Ready to start Great Auk
Ross Leidy -- 6/22/2000, 10:54 am - Re: Ready to start Great Auk
- Re: Ready to start Great Auk