: When I built my first boat I was going to "spare no expense". I
: bought stainless screws and epoxy. It didn't take long to realize that it
: wasn't going to work. I went to lashing, and it didn't take long to
: realize its superiority.

: http://paddleandoar.com/notebook/orion/lashing.php

: I am fabricating the pieces for a baidarka now. When building the model for
: it, I was struck by the power of the redundancy in its innate design. So
: much of this boat can fail and it will not affect its function or safety.

: http://paddleandoar.com/index.php

: PaulMon - preaching to the choir

Nothing wrong with lashing, but the epoxy works fine. Lashing is considerably less expensive though, unless you've already got gallons of epoxy. I don't like screws except for temporary clamps though, to me it weakens the wood too much.

Bill H.

Bill H.