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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sections: plywood Vs. solid woo
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/22/2010, 12:46 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sections: plywood Vs. solid woo (ancient kayaker)

: that sounds like a work of art, or at least love!

: Has anyone tried a solid wood frame with doubled joints and
: weight-reducing circles cut out of the doubled joints? It's the
: overall width across the glued joint that contributes most of
: the strength and the wood and glue at the center doesn't do
: much. Should be both light and quick ...

It can certainly be done, just not sure why you'd want to do it that way.

It'll be more expensive, it's going to take alot more time to build it and it'll probably be heavier, don't see the upside.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: Sections: plywood Vs. solid wood
Dan -- 12/20/2010, 6:58 pm
plywood Vs. solid wood frames
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/28/2010, 11:24 am
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Doug S -- 12/28/2010, 12:20 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sections: plywood Vs. solid woo
Niven Paine -- 12/21/2010, 2:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/22/2010, 12:49 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/31/2010, 12:24 pm
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Steve -- 12/20/2010, 8:29 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sections: plywood Vs. solid woo
Dan -- 12/29/2010, 6:24 am
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Brian -- 12/20/2010, 8:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/21/2010, 1:27 am
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Dan -- 12/29/2010, 6:57 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/29/2010, 8:47 am
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Simeon -- 12/21/2010, 6:29 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 12/21/2010, 11:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sections: plywood Vs. solid woo
Bill Hamm -- 12/22/2010, 12:46 am