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Re: Strip: Moving from lurker to poster...
By:Terry Hanson
Date: 11/26/2003, 1:51 pm
In Response To: Strip: Moving from lurker to poster... (Glenn Nunez)

: ... and hopefully to builder soon!

: Just wanted to introduce myself to the board and to say how impressed I am
: with the incredible wealth of knowledge being shared here. I'm also
: pleased to see - for the most part - the civility, sense of humor, and
: what appears to be genuine camaraderie and sense of concern for one
: another. Keep up the good work!

: As I'm sure is true for most "newbies", I have waaaay too many
: questions so I'll try to keep them to a minimum. Here's one for starters:
: I'll be spending a bit of time in the next few weeks tweaking my shop (I'm
: a woodworker by trade) so have the opportunity to plan ahead for some
: kayak building. I'm curious what working height people have found
: comfortable for stripping. Perhaps something like "sheer line vs. my
: waist height" or "top of hull vs. my elbow height".
: Probably not a big deal but hey, I have the chance to make it right, so
: why not!

: Thanks for any help; look forward to working with you all...

: Glenn

AS you can see working height=comfortable height, I like things up fairly high so sometimes the boat is too high. I have a couple of plastic milk cartons that I can push around with my feet and use as step stools when needed.
On one of them I screwed a piece of 3/4 ply , so when I put it on top of one or two other cartons it can be used as a small work bench or tool stand.

Good luck with your project, your'e sure to enjoy it!

Regards Tery

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Moving from lurker to poster...
Glenn Nunez -- 11/26/2003, 2:25 am
Whatever floats your boat!
Bill Cruz -- 11/29/2003, 11:23 pm
Re: Strip: Moving from lurker to poster...
Chuck -- 11/26/2003, 10:20 pm
Re: Strip: Moving from lurker to poster...
Geoff Horsley -- 11/26/2003, 8:48 pm
Excellent, Geoff
Glenn Nunez -- 11/26/2003, 8:57 pm
Re: Strip: Moving from lurker to poster...
Terry Hanson -- 11/26/2003, 1:51 pm
It's about time!!! :D
Larry -- 11/26/2003, 12:22 pm
Re: It's about time!!! :D
David Odegard -- 11/26/2003, 12:42 pm
good idea. *NM*
Larry -- 11/26/2003, 1:57 pm
Re: Strip: Moving from lurker to poster...
Gordon Snapp -- 11/26/2003, 11:23 am
Re: Strip: Moving from lurker to poster...
Greg Bridges -- 11/26/2003, 10:57 am
Working Height
Dave Sprygada -- 11/26/2003, 10:35 am
Re: ergonomics
Shawn Baker -- 11/26/2003, 10:28 am
I vote higher
Mike Scarborough -- 11/26/2003, 10:14 am
Re: Strip: Moving from lurker to poster...
Danny Cox -- 11/26/2003, 9:37 am
Re: Strip: Moving from lurker to poster...
Pete Notman -- 11/26/2003, 3:18 am