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Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak proportions
By:Gero Verheyen
Date: 12/16/2014, 11:29 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: kayak proportions (Mike Bielski)

Mike,
thanks for the comments and the references. I checked my library and they didn't have the book by Starr, and I doubt they'll have the others, but I'll look around. I'll certainly make a note to be careful with the fir when I drill the holes for the mortises and chisel them out.

It would be nice if we could somehow make some of these reference books that are no longer being published into e-books, so that you could at least download it and view it on an iPad or similar device.

I had a look at Harvey Golden's website - I like how he has crudely shaped the tenons on the deck beams with an adze - that is truly old school, and I think it gives the kayak some extra character.

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Gero Verheyen -- 12/12/2014, 4:49 pm
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Allan -- 12/12/2014, 6:30 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/12/2014, 7:20 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 12/12/2014, 10:37 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/12/2014, 11:00 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 12/13/2014, 9:57 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 12/13/2014, 1:53 pm
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George Groshong -- 12/13/2014, 2:32 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/13/2014, 3:40 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 12/13/2014, 4:28 pm
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john vanburen -- 12/15/2014, 9:40 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 12/15/2014, 10:31 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/15/2014, 2:29 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 12/15/2014, 4:59 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/15/2014, 10:44 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 12/15/2014, 11:01 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/15/2014, 11:19 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 12/16/2014, 9:03 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/15/2014, 11:28 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 12/15/2014, 11:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2014, 12:18 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 12/16/2014, 8:00 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/16/2014, 9:33 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 12/16/2014, 10:35 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/16/2014, 11:22 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 12/16/2014, 11:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/17/2014, 12:50 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/17/2014, 9:33 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/17/2014, 12:48 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 12/17/2014, 7:39 am