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Re: Strip: bending 1st bow strip?
By:ancient kayaker
Date: 5/20/2011, 5:40 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: bending 1st bow strip? (Mike Savage)

: Hi Bill,
: The advantage with a steam iron is that the steam lessens the
: likelyhood of putting scorch marks on the timber.
: The disadvantage is that the timber does absorb some moisture and
: you have to let it dry. Slightly moist/damp timber holds the
: heat for a bit longer than dry, even if the moisture is only in
: the surface.

: That said, I still use a heat gun over a steam iron, tis faster to
: start. :D

: Mike Savage
: South West Cork

I sometimes dampen wood deliberately when laminating to discourage splitting at the edges, as well as steaming the part with the sharpest bend. How much I dry the wood depends one what kind of glue I use. For a water-based glue like Titebond or carpenter's glue a little dampness doesn't seem to matter. Epoxy formulations are available that are claimed to work with moist wood, such as System Three's T-88, I have used it dry, haven't tried it in moist conditions but I understand it will work if well worked into the surface.

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Andrew T -- 5/18/2011, 11:38 pm
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Andrew T -- 5/18/2011, 11:39 pm
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Andrew T -- 5/18/2011, 11:39 pm
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PatrickC -- 5/19/2011, 10:36 am
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Noel Bennett -- 5/19/2011, 12:06 am
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Allan -- 5/19/2011, 1:28 am
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JohnK -- 5/19/2011, 12:44 am
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dave g -- 5/19/2011, 12:54 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/19/2011, 1:54 am
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Joy -- 5/19/2011, 3:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/19/2011, 9:06 pm
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Mike Savage -- 5/20/2011, 8:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/20/2011, 10:11 am
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george jung -- 5/20/2011, 9:46 pm
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Al Edie -- 5/21/2011, 1:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/21/2011, 7:39 am
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ancient kayaker -- 5/20/2011, 5:40 pm
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Andrew T -- 5/22/2011, 7:49 pm
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Andrew T -- 5/22/2011, 7:53 pm
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Andrew T -- 5/22/2011, 7:56 pm
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Randy Echtinaw -- 5/22/2011, 9:12 pm
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dave g -- 5/22/2011, 11:43 pm
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Andrew T -- 5/23/2011, 4:29 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 5/24/2011, 1:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/25/2011, 1:51 am
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ancient kayaker -- 5/25/2011, 10:10 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/25/2011, 1:34 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/22/2011, 8:33 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/19/2011, 8:47 am
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Andrew T -- 5/19/2011, 9:39 am
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/19/2011, 9:54 am
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Randy Echtinaw -- 5/19/2011, 11:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/19/2011, 9:08 pm
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 5/20/2011, 10:53 am
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Randy Echtinaw -- 5/20/2011, 5:05 pm
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 5/21/2011, 3:46 am
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Al Edie -- 5/19/2011, 11:32 am
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Joe Whitman -- 5/19/2011, 12:37 pm
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Andrew T -- 5/19/2011, 2:11 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/19/2011, 3:41 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/19/2011, 3:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/19/2011, 9:10 pm
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Al Edie -- 5/19/2011, 9:11 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/20/2011, 9:26 am
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Al Edie -- 5/21/2011, 12:44 am