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Re: Seeking: Experienced builder
By:Rich Purgason
Date: 7/22/2014, 1:23 pm
In Response To: Seeking: Experienced builder *PIC* (moonglow)

I'm a first time builder also, but I'm further along. Your next step will be machining the strips, unless you're buying them. The books and the experienced guys on this site will tell you this also an ESSENTIAL to get right. I had never operated a table saw before and made most of the obvious mistakes other than losing a body part. A few of my strips turned out thicker than others and a few thinner. This will cause headaches later, so best to meticulous now. After form alignment, this is pretty important to get right. Actual stripping is not so hard.
It's all FUN! I have to glass the deck and join the halves next and can't wait to start on the next one!
Rich P.

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Seeking: Experienced builder *PIC*
moonglow -- 7/21/2014, 3:12 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 7/21/2014, 6:34 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/21/2014, 7:44 pm
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John Messinger -- 7/21/2014, 9:50 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/21/2014, 10:09 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/22/2014, 12:32 am
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Ken Blanton -- 7/22/2014, 6:12 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/22/2014, 12:12 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/22/2014, 1:28 pm
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greg -- 7/22/2014, 12:24 pm
Don't panic
Jay Babina -- 7/22/2014, 6:49 am
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george jung -- 7/22/2014, 8:36 am
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greg -- 7/22/2014, 12:21 pm
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Rich Purgason -- 7/22/2014, 1:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2014, 12:36 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 7/24/2014, 10:55 am
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Tim Cronsberry -- 7/25/2014, 3:23 pm
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george jung -- 7/25/2014, 7:02 pm
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moonglow -- 8/28/2015, 12:14 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/26/2014, 1:03 am
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Rob -- 12/18/2014, 7:30 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 12/19/2014, 2:54 am
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Jim Farrelly -- 8/28/2015, 12:22 pm