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Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
By:Kurt Maurer
Date: 5/20/2010, 10:21 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck (Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K)

Book? What book??

Rob, have you ever tried a rotary cutter? I bought a Fiskars one at JoAnne's three or four boats ago and LOVE it! Skip the little cutting mat ..... I keep half a sheet (2.5' x 5') of 1/4" Baltic birch in my sheet goods rack to serve as a cutting board (sand till snag-free), so cutting bias strips is actually pretty darn easy. The hardest part is getting the big cutting board out and putting it back up right away so it stays clean and undamaged. Both rotary cutter and cutting board are strictly dedicated to fiberglass and carbon fiber only, and so far have stayed good as new a lot longer than expected.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Joining Hull & Deck *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 5/20/2010, 9:28 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Jay Babina -- 5/21/2010, 9:31 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/20/2010, 2:32 pm
Staples - glass packing tape *NM*
Jay Babina -- 5/21/2010, 9:34 am
Re: Staples - glass packing tape
george jung -- 5/21/2010, 2:24 pm
Different Strokes, Amen Brotha!!
Kurt Maurer -- 5/20/2010, 9:34 pm
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/20/2010, 1:10 pm
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Paul G. -- 5/20/2010, 10:16 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Kurt Maurer -- 5/20/2010, 10:24 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/20/2010, 10:06 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/20/2010, 2:39 pm
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck *PIC*
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/20/2010, 3:13 pm
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Kurt Maurer -- 5/20/2010, 10:21 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/20/2010, 11:42 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 5/20/2010, 11:57 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/20/2010, 2:17 pm
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck *PIC*
Farback -- 5/20/2010, 5:47 pm
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Kurt Maurer -- 5/20/2010, 9:33 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Bill Hamm -- 5/21/2010, 12:24 am
Bias-cut glass: YES!
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/20/2010, 10:40 am
Re: Bias-cut glass: YES!
Wesley Ewell -- 5/20/2010, 11:48 am