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Re: Redwood Knee Hooks
By:peter czerpak
Date: 10/3/2000, 12:53 pm
In Response To: Re: Redwood Knee Hooks *Pic* (Shawn Baker)

: Well, I also did some wierd cuts with my table saw [keeping my fingers well
: out of the way]* to remove quite a bit of stock.

: I probably spent 2 hours max shaping them. I shaped about 10% after they were
: in--they were a bit too inaccessible to shape after they were glued in.
: Mostly, I finish sanded them and did a little bit of top edge smoothing
: after they were in.

: http://home.bendcable.com/siegels94/Kayak2/Shawn 's%20Yak%204.jpg
: http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/guillemot/kneehook2.jpg
: http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/guillemot/kneehook3.jpg
: http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/guillemot/kneehook4.jpg

: And that's not a light gap you can see below the knee hook. It's..umm...a
: scratch on the negative....yeah...on the digital camera!....

: http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/guillemot/kneehook5.jpg

: Shawn

: *Disclaimer: don't do this at home

Very slick. Another piece of Baker art.

I may have to try them for my next strip yak.

Pete czerpak
albany, NY

Messages In This Thread

Redwood Knee Hooks *Pic*
Shawn Baker -- 10/1/2000, 1:05 pm
Re: Redwood Knee Hooks
Ross Leidy -- 10/2/2000, 8:59 am
Re: Redwood Knee Hooks *Pic*
Shawn Baker -- 10/2/2000, 4:56 pm
Re: Redwood Knee Hooks
peter czerpak -- 10/3/2000, 12:53 pm
Re: Redwood Snipe-Hook ?
Rehd -- 10/2/2000, 10:15 pm
Re: Redwood Knee Hooks
Dale Frolander -- 10/2/2000, 9:35 pm
Re: Redwood Knee Hooks
David Hanson -- 10/2/2000, 5:42 pm
Re: Redwood Knee Hooks
Ross Leidy -- 10/2/2000, 5:09 pm