: Q,
: Not many believe it but, most variations of strip building have been thought
: of long ago and the stuff you do not see is because it was tried and
: prooved not to be practical.
: 1. 4mm plywood has only three veneers. If you use it for strips you will sand
: most of the outer veneer of if you attempt to round the hull and what is
: left will be VERY thin.
: 2. Strips are usually made from long pieces of lumber because the grain runs
: the length of the piece. That means it will scribe a fair curve if bent
: and it has the elasticity to maintain that curve. In plywood every other

: veneer runs crosswise so it doesn't help in achieving or maintaining a
: fair curve.
: 3. If you made strips from thicker plywood you would also stand part to the
: outer veneers away and the resulting surface would not look very nice
: peeking out from under the fiberglass.
Thanx Charlie.