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Re: Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/23/2011, 9:11 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material (ancient kayaker)

: What are the trade-offs between steamed and laminated ribs (or
: BBQ'd if that works)

Really isn't much of any difference structurally once it's built. Laminated ribs arn't traditional and steaming is lots faster to do. Should be able to reasonably steam all the ribs in an afternoon, would be a real trick to laminate them that quickly. You will likely have to steam a few extra since you'll likely break a few, but steaming generally is an hour per inch of thickness, so for a 1/4" rib it only takes 15 minutes to steam one and any steam box should be able to hold several at once. Also steaming is kinda fun, laminating is a chore.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material
StephenHJ -- 3/23/2011, 7:27 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material
Bill Hamm -- 3/23/2011, 8:19 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 3/23/2011, 8:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/23/2011, 9:11 pm
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David Bynoe -- 3/23/2011, 11:43 pm
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StephenHJ -- 3/24/2011, 2:12 am
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M. McMann -- 3/24/2011, 3:35 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/24/2011, 4:02 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/24/2011, 7:25 am
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Paul Montgomery -- 3/24/2011, 8:51 am
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Scott Shurlow -- 3/24/2011, 9:57 am
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Foster -- 3/24/2011, 11:39 am
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David Bynoe -- 3/24/2011, 3:03 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/25/2011, 6:57 am
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ancient kayaker -- 3/24/2011, 11:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2011, 9:06 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/25/2011, 6:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2011, 9:10 am
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ancient kayaker -- 3/25/2011, 4:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2011, 6:58 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 3/24/2011, 9:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material *PIC*
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/24/2011, 9:07 am
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Scott Shurlow -- 3/24/2011, 9:54 am
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Aaron Hines -- 3/24/2011, 5:36 pm
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Bill Padin -- 3/24/2011, 7:07 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/25/2011, 7:03 am
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billpadin -- 3/25/2011, 8:47 pm
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Mike Savage -- 3/24/2011, 8:02 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 3/24/2011, 9:41 pm
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StephenHJ -- 3/25/2011, 1:00 pm