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Re: Heat gun
By:Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K
Date: 1/4/2014, 5:12 pm
In Response To: Re: Heat gun (Marc Upchurch)

t didn't help that the majority of the wood was cedar - not known for easy bending

Do you mean western red cedar?

Northern white cedar bends wonderfully. It is the reason canoes exist.

Rob

Good judgement comes from experience
Experience comes from bad judgement

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Tools: steamers
Joe Wuts -- 1/2/2014, 7:03 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/2/2014, 11:05 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 1/3/2014, 9:58 am
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Joe Wuts -- 1/5/2014, 9:17 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 1/5/2014, 10:16 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/3/2014, 10:46 am
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ancient kayaker -- 1/3/2014, 12:03 pm
Heat gun
Jeff Horton -- 1/4/2014, 9:18 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/4/2014, 10:02 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/4/2014, 11:39 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/4/2014, 4:48 pm
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Jim Farrelly -- 1/4/2014, 5:09 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/4/2014, 5:12 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/4/2014, 6:20 pm
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Bob Ten Eyck -- 1/4/2014, 8:30 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/4/2014, 8:48 pm
Backing Strap
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/6/2014, 9:53 am
Air vrs Kiln Dried
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/4/2014, 7:20 pm
Here's the direct URL for the booklet
Brian Nystrom -- 1/6/2014, 7:33 am
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Ancient Kayaker -- 1/6/2014, 1:10 am
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ddaniels -- 1/6/2014, 8:18 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/6/2014, 9:37 am
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ddaniels -- 1/6/2014, 11:02 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/7/2014, 12:53 am
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ddaniels -- 1/7/2014, 5:40 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/8/2014, 2:23 pm
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ddaniels -- 1/9/2014, 5:00 pm