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In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: WRC for Ribs? (Bob Kelim)
: . . .I then grabbed some WRC I had cut for my next canoe and
: gave it a whirl, it bent beautifully my only question is. Will it be
: strong enough? I've got a bunch of it, cut to width and thickness already.
Go for it. Cedar has been used for canoe ribs for well over 100 years, so if the size is right and the wood bends micely, then I see nothing to worry about.
The only "if" in htat endorsement was for the size. If your plans called for oak, which is stronger for its size than cedar, then you might need a bigger cross section on cedar ribs than on oak ones.
PGJ
Messages In This Thread
- Skin-on-Frame: WRC for Ribs?
Bob Kelim -- 11/30/2001, 5:46 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: WRC for Ribs?
Greg Stamer -- 12/2/2001, 2:01 pm- go for it
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/30/2001, 8:02 pm- and I will
Bob Kelim -- 11/30/2001, 9:19 pm- And/or maybe space them closer *NM*
Jim -- 11/30/2001, 8:30 pm - And/or maybe space them closer *NM*
- go for it
- Re: Skin-on-Frame: WRC for Ribs?
