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Re: Strip: Best sanding practices
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 2/25/2012, 12:54 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Best sanding practices (Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K)

: If you align the edges of each strip with the previous strip edge
: and your strips remain in contact with the stations and stems
: the result IS A FAIR SURFACE!!!

If it were true that the act of building a strip boat produced a fair shape, we wouldn't need to sand at all...

Having done auto body work, I can tell you that even on a strip boat I can tell if it's only been sanded with a ROS and not a long board. Fairing wooden boats of all types is a pretty time-honored tradition, and if you want a perfect finish it's important. Honest!

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Strip: Best sanding practices
Robert l -- 2/24/2012, 12:03 am
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Jon Mortimer -- 2/24/2012, 6:39 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/24/2012, 9:13 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/24/2012, 7:07 am
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Eric Mattison -- 2/24/2012, 7:26 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 2/25/2012, 2:20 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/25/2012, 9:21 am
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Mike Bielski -- 2/25/2012, 12:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2012, 1:10 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/26/2012, 6:05 am
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Mike Bielski -- 2/26/2012, 8:58 am
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ancient kayaker -- 2/26/2012, 12:46 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/26/2012, 1:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/27/2012, 2:05 am
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Mike Bielski -- 2/27/2012, 10:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/28/2012, 1:37 am
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Mike Bielski -- 2/28/2012, 1:47 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/28/2012, 1:51 pm
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Justin -- 2/29/2012, 5:29 am
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Kirk Fredericks -- 2/29/2012, 5:22 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 2/27/2012, 11:16 pm
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dave g -- 2/28/2012, 12:42 am
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ancient kayaker -- 2/28/2012, 10:37 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/28/2012, 1:40 am
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george jung -- 2/28/2012, 12:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/29/2012, 1:48 am
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John Abercrombie -- 2/28/2012, 3:48 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/27/2012, 11:08 am
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John Abercrombie -- 2/27/2012, 1:03 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/28/2012, 4:15 pm
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dave g -- 2/27/2012, 10:41 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 2/27/2012, 11:55 am
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Mike Bielski -- 2/27/2012, 7:56 pm
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dave g -- 2/27/2012, 10:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/27/2012, 2:02 am
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 2/27/2012, 11:56 am
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Ian Johnson -- 2/26/2012, 6:37 pm