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Strip: New build: How perfect should form symmetry be?
By:Thor
Date: 11/18/2012, 10:08 am

Hello, I am starting to build a Red Fish Spring Run and would like to know how precise your form symmetry is. The Red Fish plans come with the forms printed on top of each other. So I glued them to a piece of 1/4" mdf and cut out the largest form. Then I sanded up to the lines. When I thought it was good I used a table mounted router and a flush cut pattern bit to duplicate it. To check the symmetry I flipped the pattern over and lined it up. There are differences that get up to 1/16". Does that matter? Has anyone else check this?

Thanks for any advise.

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Strip: New build: How perfect should form symmetry be?
Thor -- 11/18/2012, 10:08 am
Re: Strip: New build: How perfect should form symm
Kurt Maurer -- 11/18/2012, 10:58 am
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Thor -- 11/18/2012, 12:58 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 11/18/2012, 7:30 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/19/2012, 7:38 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/18/2012, 2:13 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/18/2012, 2:28 pm
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Jay Babina -- 11/19/2012, 7:56 am
Re: The worst symmetry mistake
Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 11/19/2012, 10:40 am
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Will Nettles -- 11/19/2012, 1:11 pm
Re: The worst symmetry mistake
JohnAbercrombie -- 11/19/2012, 2:50 pm
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Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 11/19/2012, 5:01 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 11/19/2012, 6:10 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 11/19/2012, 6:29 pm
Re: ladder strongback
Marc Upchurch -- 11/19/2012, 10:48 pm
Re: The worst symmetry mistake
ancient kayaker -- 11/19/2012, 11:08 pm
Re: The worst symmetry mistake
Bill Hamm -- 11/20/2012, 12:53 am
Re: The worst symmetry mistake
mick allen -- 11/20/2012, 12:20 am
Re: Strip: New build: How perfect should form symm
ChuckS -- 11/19/2012, 8:54 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/20/2012, 4:50 am
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andy fraser -- 11/21/2012, 9:01 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/22/2012, 8:54 am