: lesson #1 - get all your answers BEFORE you start cutting wood! Got
: all my forms already cut out, the pieces cut to make an internal
: strongback, edges rabbeted and all.... wonder if I can modify
: what I've got so far to do an external.... since I am planning
: on building a couple more, external sounds like the way to go.

: Jason
Don't give up on the idea of an internal strongback. A lot of people, both amateur and professional, use them quite happily. I have used what is essentially the same internal strongback to build five kayaks ranging in length from 15' to 21'.

External strongbacks have their own problems.