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Re: Strip: CoreCell Edge Glue Recommendation
By:Matthew Bastian
Date: 12/13/2007, 12:30 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: CoreCell Edge Glue Recommendation (TOM RAYMOND)

In addition to all composite kite boards, I've also made a half dozen cedar strip kite surfing boards, using 1/4" left over strips from my kayak. These boards have been rock solid for me. I use 2 layers of 6oz glass on the bottom, 1/4" cedar layer, 1/4" herring bone hollow cedar core, 1/4" top layer, and one final 6oz layer of glass. If I ever do another other one I would thin the strip a to 3/16" for the top layer and perhaps as thin as 1/8" on the bottom.

The cedar strip boards have performed as well as the all composite boards, only weighing slight more. I found the cedar strip boards went together a little faster; probably due to my experience with the medium. Messing around with vacuum pumps and vacuum bagging adds a lot of complexity for not a whole lot of gain, particularly when making one-of kayaks.

Good luck

Matthew

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Strip: CoreCell Edge Glue Recommendation
Mike Wolfson -- 12/10/2007, 2:28 pm
Re: Strip: CoreCell Edge Glue Recommendation
Matthew Bastian -- 12/11/2007, 3:58 pm
Re: Strip: CoreCell Edge Glue Recommendation
Mike Wolfson -- 12/11/2007, 8:32 pm
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Mike Savage -- 12/12/2007, 5:03 am
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TOM RAYMOND -- 12/12/2007, 12:30 pm
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Matthew Bastian -- 12/13/2007, 12:30 pm
Re: Strip: CoreCell... S&G with foam core
Toni V -- 12/17/2007, 6:12 am
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HenkA -- 12/21/2007, 1:33 pm
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Charlie -- 12/27/2007, 9:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/18/2007, 2:25 am
Re: Strip: CoreCell Edge Glue Recommendation
Mike Savage -- 12/12/2007, 1:54 pm
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Aaron -- 12/10/2007, 9:11 pm
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Mike Wolfson -- 12/11/2007, 9:18 am
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Charlie -- 12/11/2007, 1:24 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 12/11/2007, 8:01 pm
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Mike Wolfson -- 12/11/2007, 8:28 pm
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Charlie -- 12/11/2007, 11:12 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 12/12/2007, 8:20 am
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Charlie -- 12/13/2007, 12:52 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/12/2007, 1:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/11/2007, 2:21 am
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Mike Wolfson -- 12/11/2007, 9:32 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/10/2007, 3:27 pm