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Re: Strip: Form Building advice
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/14/2009, 12:44 am
In Response To: Strip: Form Building advice (Benjamin F)

: I have read that MDF is the best for making forms. I have read that plywood
: is all you meed. I have read that the cheapest plywood is the best. Use
: 3/4", double it up and use 1.5" etc etc.

: What material would you recommend for a first time Stripper building the
: Great Auk?

You most certainly don't want doubled 3/4" material. The strips only hit the edge on one side except for the very middle of the boat, any extra thickness is wasted.

Bill H.

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Strip: Form Building advice
Benjamin F -- 10/13/2009, 4:22 pm
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etienne Muller -- 10/16/2009, 9:05 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/14/2009, 2:45 pm
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Fred -- 10/14/2009, 8:09 am
Re: Strip: Form Building advice
Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2009, 12:44 am
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george jung -- 10/16/2009, 2:11 pm
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Allan -- 10/13/2009, 5:19 pm
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Willn2Go -- 10/14/2009, 10:18 pm