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Re: mostly strength and ding-resistance
By:Grant Goltz
Date: 9/25/2000, 6:29 pm
Date: 9/25/2000, 6:29 pm
In Response To: Any reason it cam't be done with cedar? (Brian Nystrom)
Using cedar instead of hardwood would be lighter, though not as
: durable.
That's really the main reason we do it. The shear and the keel tend to take the biggest dings. A little harder wood just reinforces these parts of the boat. This probably adds 2 - 3 pounds to the kayak (at most) though I haven't checked it.
Grant
Messages In This Thread
- Integral hardwood shear and keel strips *Pic*
Grant Goltz -- 9/23/2000, 9:14 pm- Any reason it cam't be done with cedar?
Brian Nystrom -- 9/25/2000, 12:46 pm- Re: mostly strength and ding-resistance
Grant Goltz -- 9/25/2000, 6:29 pm
- BTW, there are a few staples in the photos :>) NT
Grant Goltz -- 9/23/2000, 9:16 pm - Re: mostly strength and ding-resistance
- Any reason it cam't be done with cedar?
