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Strip: (Un) - Curly Problem
By:Brad
Date: 11/6/2003, 4:19 pm

My 430mm wide hull glassed on the outside a week ago is now 470mm wide. I hope to sand and glass the inside real soon before my design concept changes from narrow minimum rockered hull to a sea kayak, and before any cracks appear on the inside. Is this amount of movement normal, or is the wood I am using (New Zealand white pine) particularly susceptable to shrink/swell compared with cedar (cedar is very expensive to import here)?

Messages In This Thread

Strip: (Un) - Curly Problem
Brad -- 11/6/2003, 4:19 pm
Re: Strip: (Un) - Curly Problem
Myrl Tanton -- 11/6/2003, 10:33 pm
Re: Strip: (Un) - Kiwi Problem
John K -- 11/6/2003, 9:05 pm