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Re: Skin-on-Frame: A second question for Tom Yost *LINK* *Pic*
By:Tom Yost
Date: 10/9/2007, 9:34 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: A second question for Tom Yost (Roy Morford)

: If I use 1/2 Baltic birch ply for the frames, what is the minimum thickness
: (outside edge of frame to inside edge)?

1 inch more or less. The cross section chapter of the wood frame manual covers this at the link below.

http://www.yostwerks.com/SBSectionsA.html - Wood Cross Sections ( Greenland and Baidarka)

Also read the chaper on folding kayak cross sections.

http://www.yostwerks.com/HDPECut8.html - HDPE cross sections

Tom

Cross Sections (17 pages)

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Question for Tom Yost
Roy Morford -- 10/9/2007, 6:44 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: A second question for Tom Yost
Roy Morford -- 10/9/2007, 8:48 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: A second question for Tom Yost
Bill Hamm -- 10/10/2007, 1:03 am
salvaging delaminating plywood.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/11/2007, 11:18 am
Re: salvaging delaminating plywood.
Bill Hamm -- 10/11/2007, 4:46 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: A second question for Tom Yost *LINK* *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 10/9/2007, 9:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: A second question for Tom Yost
Roy Morford -- 10/9/2007, 11:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Question for Tom Yost *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 10/9/2007, 8:48 pm