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Re: Questions *Pic*
By:John Monroe
Date: 11/20/2003, 4:27 am
In Response To: Questions (Patsy)

Hi Patsy,

I beveled my strips using the jig you see on the right of the picture. A 2x6 10 ft. long board with a 1/2" deep slot to hold the strip and a side fence on the 2x6 to guide the plane, is what I use to bevel my strips. It put about a 5 degree bevel on one side of each strip and I left the other edge untouched in most cases. It took 4 passes with a jack plane and the extra beveling which I did very seldom, I did with a little finger plane.

I use white Oak for the bow. The deck is western red cedar with pine deco. The deck around the cockpit is western red cedar but I sorted boards that had the heartwood and sapwood on the same board to try and create a stripped contrast deck appearance. Ross Ledi is the only one I ever saw use this coloration of wood on a kayak.

The sticks sticking up are just to push the strips together while they are glueing. Some tight places you just can't get clamps into.

John

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Don't want to start a war, but
Patsy -- 11/18/2003, 11:26 am
Re: Strip: Don't want to start a war, but *Pic*
John Monroe -- 11/19/2003, 1:36 am
Questions
Patsy -- 11/19/2003, 8:27 am
Re: Questions *Pic*
John Monroe -- 11/20/2003, 4:27 am
Re: Gorgeous, John
Scott Ferguson -- 11/20/2003, 6:35 pm
Hi Scott
Patsy -- 11/21/2003, 7:55 am
Re: Stripping the SS
Scott Ferguson -- 11/21/2003, 1:34 pm
Re: Wow
Chip Sandresky -- 11/20/2003, 12:53 pm
Re: Wow *Pic*
John Monroe -- 11/21/2003, 3:10 am
Re: Strip: Don't want to start a war, but
Chuck -- 11/18/2003, 9:20 pm
Re: Strip: Don't want to start a war, but
Chip Sandresky -- 11/18/2003, 4:33 pm
Re: Method #2
Patsy -- 11/19/2003, 8:34 am
No war... *LINK*
srchr/gerald -- 11/18/2003, 1:56 pm
Re: No war...
Patsy -- 11/18/2003, 3:11 pm
Re: No war...how about 4 footballs?
Tony Bligh -- 11/18/2003, 7:55 pm
Re: No war...how about 4 footballs? *LINK* *Pic*
Rob Macks -- 11/21/2003, 4:17 pm
Re: No war...how about 4 footballs?
Rob P. -- 11/21/2003, 11:10 pm
We ALWAYS want to see pictures! *NM*
Patsy -- 11/19/2003, 8:28 am
Re: We ALWAYS want to see pictures! *Pic*
Kurt Maurer -- 11/19/2003, 10:16 am
Great shot, Kurt. *NM*
pATSY -- 11/20/2003, 4:00 pm
Re: No war...how about 4 footballs?
greg root -- 11/19/2003, 7:58 am
Re: No war...how about 4 footballs? *LINK* *Pic*
Tony Bligh -- 11/19/2003, 9:05 pm
Re: No war...how about 4 footballs?
greg root -- 11/20/2003, 5:12 pm
Re: No war...how about 4 footballs?
Tony Bligh -- 11/20/2003, 7:40 pm
Re: No war...how about 4 footballs?
greg root -- 11/21/2003, 9:05 am
Re: No war...how about 4 footballs?
Tony Bligh -- 11/23/2003, 8:30 pm
RE: Roof Rack
Paul Jacob -- 11/20/2003, 1:59 pm
Re: very cool rack Tony
Mark Rakestraw in upstate NY -- 11/20/2003, 5:40 am
Re: Roofrack
Tony Bligh -- 11/20/2003, 7:31 pm