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Re: Strip: Shear Strip
By:Scott Fitzgerrell
Date: 11/10/2009, 3:00 pm
In Response To: Strip: Shear Strip (Nicholas Harris)

: Hi all,
: After building a Guillemot two years ago i've just been bitten by the
: "build a kayak bug" again.
: I've ordered plans for a King from Joe Greenley at Redfish, this time I want
: to build stapleless, one question, how do you fix the shear strip, is it
: hot glued to the forms?
: Nic Harris
: UK

I staple on a sacrificial sheer strip to start, then begin stripping up from there, stapleless, and then replace the sacrificial strip after a few rows are on the forms.

--Scott

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Shear Strip
Nicholas Harris -- 11/10/2009, 2:52 pm
Re: Strip: Shear Strip
mtkayak -- 11/13/2009, 2:08 pm
Re: Strip: Shear Strip
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 11/10/2009, 3:00 pm
Re: Strip: Shear Strip
victor druten -- 11/10/2009, 5:48 pm