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Re: Material: Bendable Hardwood?
By:Jay Babina
Date: 5/23/2013, 7:38 am
In Response To: Material: Bendable Hardwood? (Steve Bartlett)

That's really interesting - whatever they are doing. It's quite pricey for a home kayak builder. I immediately thought of stripper coamings. You could buy their bending ash for $95 and have enough for three coamings. But I have enough white oak in my garage for 20 coamings and it cost me about $20. Moat businesses who have a product that demands bending already has steam jigs for the job - like guitars. It's too bad that it re-softens when it gets wet again.

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Material: Bendable Hardwood?
Steve Bartlett -- 5/22/2013, 9:39 pm
Re: Material: Bendable Hardwood?
ancient kayaker -- 5/22/2013, 11:00 pm
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Jay Babina -- 5/23/2013, 7:38 am
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Thor -- 5/23/2013, 8:58 am
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ancient kayaker -- 5/23/2013, 12:09 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/23/2013, 1:02 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 5/23/2013, 2:35 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 5/23/2013, 7:18 pm
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dave koslow -- 5/24/2013, 12:21 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 5/24/2013, 11:52 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/26/2013, 3:15 am
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ancient kayaker -- 5/26/2013, 4:14 pm