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Re: Strip: inner stem placement
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/15/2011, 2:37 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: inner stem placement (ancient kayaker)

: The WRC I got was too dry and brittle to bend well; I used clear
: pine for inner stems, it took glue well and was very easy to
: bend and carve.

For the inner stem I don't bend it, I cut it from a wider piece. Depending on the curve required I'll glue up a wider piece if necessary, allows you to keep the grain running in the correct direction too. No chance of springback with an unbent inner stem.

Outer stems I bend in place.

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Strip: inner stem placement
Douglas Lee -- 12/13/2011, 2:36 pm
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
Allan -- 12/13/2011, 2:50 pm
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
Douglas Lee -- 12/13/2011, 5:57 pm
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Todd Olson -- 12/13/2011, 6:06 pm
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Douglas Lee -- 12/13/2011, 6:29 pm
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
Bill Hamm -- 12/14/2011, 2:18 am
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
Douglas Lee -- 12/14/2011, 11:28 am
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
Don T -- 12/14/2011, 1:25 pm
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
ancient kayaker -- 12/14/2011, 3:43 pm
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2011, 2:37 am
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les cheeseman -- 12/15/2011, 10:52 am
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2011, 2:34 am
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
Bryan Hansel -- 12/13/2011, 6:12 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/13/2011, 6:24 pm
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
Douglas Lee -- 12/13/2011, 6:33 pm
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
Ian Cummins -- 12/13/2011, 6:37 pm
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
Douglas Lee -- 12/13/2011, 7:59 pm
Re: Strip: inner stem placement
Douglas Lee -- 12/14/2011, 5:58 pm