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Re: About the glue laming..
By:stefalo
Date: 2/9/2012, 12:18 am
In Response To: Re: About the glue laming.. (Jeff Soper)

: Im a big fan of laminating.I love lami deck beams on my kayaks and
: stems on my canoes but I would not recomend lami ribs for a skin
: canoe or kayak. The beauty of a SOF boat is in the flex it
: has..but lami parts have little or no flex at all. I can put two
: of my lami deck beams on the floor and lift my whole body off
: the floor without them bending at all! As David said,you also
: need a mold for each part you are glueing up,line it with waxed
: paper or plastic,smear glue on your wood,clamp it in your mold
: and wait for the glue to dry TOTALLY before you remove them and
: then plane and sand the edges where the glue squeezes out.
: All thats great for stems, a couple deck beams or a coaming,but not
: nessary for ribs. Steaming not that bad man,it's really pretty
: fun after you've done a few. But you may break a couple...it
: just happens than way,don't sweat it just cut a few extas ribs
: just in case.
: You dont need a super high tech steamer box either..all i use is a
: lenght of flexable aluminum duct and an old electric kettle :-)

So am I seeing the pricing correctly? For a 16' kayak I am looking at around $75 for the 12oz nylon? I thought the fabric was a bit less but I guess still a small price to play for a cool boat :)

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Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
stefalo -- 1/22/2012, 1:06 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2012, 3:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2012, 3:08 am
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stefalo -- 1/22/2012, 3:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2012, 4:10 am
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Ken Blanton -- 1/22/2012, 6:04 am
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Matthias -- 1/22/2012, 7:14 am
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Dave Gentry -- 1/22/2012, 7:54 am
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Paul Montgomery -- 1/22/2012, 9:37 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 1/22/2012, 12:55 pm
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Paul Montgomery -- 1/22/2012, 8:02 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 1/22/2012, 5:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Paul Montgomery -- 1/22/2012, 8:06 pm
About the glue laming..
David Bynoe -- 1/22/2012, 7:08 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
Jeff Soper -- 2/5/2012, 1:13 am
Re: About the glue laming..
stefalo -- 2/8/2012, 11:09 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
Mike Savage -- 2/9/2012, 4:00 am
Re: About the glue laming..
stefalo -- 2/9/2012, 12:18 am
Re: About the glue laming..
Jeff Soper -- 2/14/2012, 5:27 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
Bill Hamm -- 2/15/2012, 2:03 am
Re: About the glue laming..
Jeff Soper -- 2/20/2012, 9:50 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2012, 3:47 am
Re: About the glue laming..
ancient kayaker -- 2/9/2012, 10:55 am
Re: About the glue laming..
Mike Savage -- 2/9/2012, 2:23 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
John Abercrombie -- 2/9/2012, 3:51 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
ancient kayaker -- 2/9/2012, 10:12 pm
Re: About the glue laming..
Mike Savage -- 2/10/2012, 6:04 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder *PIC*
ancient kayaker -- 1/22/2012, 11:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2012, 2:06 am
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Kent LeBoutillier -- 1/23/2012, 11:57 am
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stefalo -- 1/23/2012, 5:39 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 1/23/2012, 9:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2012, 2:35 am
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ancient kayaker -- 1/24/2012, 12:21 am
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Matthias -- 1/24/2012, 2:21 am
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ancient kayaker -- 1/25/2012, 12:55 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: First time builder
stefalo -- 1/25/2012, 6:07 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/25/2012, 10:28 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 1/24/2012, 4:58 pm