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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Intro & Thoughts on Sea Tour 15
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/23/2010, 4:46 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Intro & Thoughts on Sea Tour 15 (TheLuckyOne)

: I saw Tom's butt block method. It does look really strong... I just
: can't stand the sight of them *grin*. Even with a sea sock
: covering the interior, I'd still know they were there.

: How well do the scarf joints bend? I thought about scarfing two
: 8'ers together, but it places the joint right in the middle of
: the kayak. Strength-wise, I'm not worried, but I'm not sure how
: it would effect bending the strangers.

I use 8:1 scarfs and they bend just like the wood they are made of, can't tell there's a joint. A 12:1 scarf is stronger but to me wastes too much wood.

Bill H.

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TheLuckyOne -- 8/23/2010, 11:02 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2010, 4:05 pm
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Stephen Troy -- 8/23/2010, 1:20 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2010, 4:12 pm
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TheLuckyOne -- 8/23/2010, 2:18 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 8/23/2010, 1:40 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2010, 4:15 pm
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TheLuckyOne -- 8/23/2010, 3:36 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 8/23/2010, 4:27 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 8/23/2010, 4:31 pm
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TheLuckyOne -- 8/23/2010, 8:25 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 8/23/2010, 9:19 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2010, 4:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2010, 4:18 pm
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TheLuckyOne -- 8/23/2010, 4:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/23/2010, 4:46 pm
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Greywuuf -- 8/23/2010, 11:36 am
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TheLuckyOne -- 8/23/2010, 2:08 pm