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Re: Strip: Bevel or bead and cove learning curve?
By:John Abercrombie
Date: 1/7/2013, 1:22 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Bevel or bead and cove learning curve? (ancient kayaker)

The use of staples with either method saves time since glue setting time becomes a non-issue and a staple is faster than a clamp. However some of the time saved may be lost later when it comes time to fill all those pesky little holes . . .

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I've never bothered doing any filling on staple holes. By the time the surface is sanded (especially if you wipe with a damp sponge to raise the grain, which I do) the holes aren't very large. I just lay on the glass and wet out with epoxy after that and haven't had any problems.
That said, I don't mind staple holes showing (not professional-looking, but I don't want to spend the extra time necessary to go staple-less.) . It's pretty easy to keep strips butted against each other; I generally have trouble making sure the strips are 'lying down tight' to the forms unless I give some encouragement with staples. (and I absolutely hate working with hot melt glue aka workshop napalm..)
;-)

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Strip: Bevel or bead and cove learning curve?
Thor -- 1/6/2013, 2:58 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/6/2013, 3:49 pm
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Allan -- 1/6/2013, 3:50 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/6/2013, 4:14 pm
Stapleless suggestion...
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/6/2013, 4:35 pm
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Daniel Thaler -- 1/6/2013, 4:17 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/6/2013, 5:38 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 1/6/2013, 6:28 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 1/6/2013, 7:06 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 1/6/2013, 10:00 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/7/2013, 12:17 am
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Mike Bielski -- 1/7/2013, 8:52 am
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ancient kayaker -- 1/7/2013, 11:18 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/7/2013, 11:40 am
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ancient kayaker -- 1/7/2013, 2:55 pm
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ddaniels -- 1/8/2013, 7:46 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/8/2013, 8:57 am
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Allan -- 1/8/2013, 3:13 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/8/2013, 3:41 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 1/9/2013, 11:05 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/9/2013, 11:43 am
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ancient kayaker -- 1/8/2013, 10:42 pm
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Allan -- 1/8/2013, 11:46 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/9/2013, 1:44 am
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John Abercrombie -- 1/7/2013, 1:22 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 1/7/2013, 1:29 pm
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Kevin -- 1/6/2013, 10:31 pm
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Thor -- 1/6/2013, 11:58 pm
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robert l -- 1/6/2013, 10:50 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 1/6/2013, 11:40 pm
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Bryan K -- 1/7/2013, 10:49 am
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Robert Horstmann -- 1/7/2013, 11:11 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2013, 1:49 am
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 1/7/2013, 12:15 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/7/2013, 2:32 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/7/2013, 2:43 pm
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Jerome Jankowski -- 1/12/2013, 8:27 pm