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Strip: Steaming strips
By:SMehder
Date: 1/10/2002, 12:35 pm

OK now I find that I need to steam some of the strips (particularly the deck sheer strip) on my Night Herron. Rather than try to build a 16' steam box, does anyone have alternative ideas? Do I steal my wife's steam iron and use this on various sections of the strip? Do I wet the wood in hot towels, and then dry with a dryer? What is the easiest workable solution? If I use a heat gun, will it affect the glue that is on adjoining strips?

Thanks for the help. I could never have gotten this far without everyone on this BBS.

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Strip: Steaming strips
SMehder -- 1/10/2002, 12:35 pm
Re: Strip: Steaming strips
Doug K. -- 1/11/2002, 12:31 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/11/2002, 10:43 am
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Ken -- 1/11/2002, 7:49 am
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John Monfoe -- 1/11/2002, 4:38 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/10/2002, 5:35 pm
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Chip Sandresky -- 1/10/2002, 5:29 pm
No steam, just heat
Brian Nystrom -- 1/10/2002, 2:12 pm