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Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
By:Ken Blanton
Date: 9/27/2007, 7:45 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back *LINK* (Bryan Hansel)

I use an external strong-back ala Ted Moores. Mine is made out of construction grade plywood and is beefy, strong and has been dead nuts stable and straight for over 5 years. Internal or external ... if you can't trust it to be stable for the duration of the project ... you're asking for problems. From what I've seen on this forum, builders who have used internal strong-backs made using green 2 X 4's have had the most problems.

Ken Blanton

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
Scot -- 9/26/2007, 6:00 am
Concurrent Int & Ext Strongback - pt 1 *Pic*
mike allen -- 9/29/2007, 6:48 pm
Re: Concurrent Int & Ext Strongback - pt 2 *Pic*
mike allen -- 9/29/2007, 6:57 pm
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
Bill Hamm -- 9/27/2007, 8:24 pm
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
Pedro Almeida -- 9/27/2007, 11:13 am
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back *LINK*
Bryan Hansel -- 9/27/2007, 9:51 am
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
TOM RAYMOND -- 9/28/2007, 10:07 am
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
Bryan Hansel -- 9/28/2007, 10:57 pm
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
TOM RAYMOND -- 9/29/2007, 9:54 am
Oops! Almost forgot......
TOM RAYMOND -- 9/29/2007, 10:00 am
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
Greg H -- 9/28/2007, 1:09 pm
Re: that was hard *Pic*
TOM RAYMOND -- 9/28/2007, 3:16 pm
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
Ken Blanton -- 9/27/2007, 7:45 pm
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
Bryan Hansel -- 9/27/2007, 9:07 pm
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 9/27/2007, 1:46 pm
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
Bryan Hansel -- 9/27/2007, 9:05 pm
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
George -- 9/27/2007, 5:31 am
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back *LINK*
Pawistik -- 9/26/2007, 11:16 pm
Use both
pawistik -- 9/27/2007, 12:31 pm
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
mike blandford -- 9/26/2007, 9:30 pm
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
Scot -- 9/27/2007, 5:55 am
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
mike b -- 9/27/2007, 7:10 am
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
Pedro Almeida -- 9/26/2007, 4:08 pm
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
Jay Babina -- 9/26/2007, 2:38 pm
Re: Strip: Internal vs External Stiff back
JohnK -- 9/26/2007, 7:27 am