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4th November 2010, 01:30 PM
Thread: recycled skin on frame
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good to see you worked it out. I have'nt had any...
good to see you worked it out. I have'nt had any prior experience either so the HAB/HB was a bit daunting until I actually started...
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3rd November 2010, 08:30 AM
Thread: recycled skin on frame
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oh, whoops, just noticed that i didnt actually...
oh, whoops, just noticed that i didnt actually answer!
if you meant actually tracing the shapes onto the ply - follow the manual! dont forget to measure twice and cut once :) takes a while but... -
3rd November 2010, 08:26 AM
Thread: recycled skin on frame
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oh yeah, following the manual is very valuable......
oh yeah, following the manual is very valuable...
I justlooked at it again last night and realised now why cutting the fore/aft plates was such a nightmare and done pretty badly (by me :) - I... -
2nd November 2010, 02:08 PM
Thread: recycled skin on frame
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hey, havent updated this in a while, but i...
hey,
havent updated this in a while, but i have almost finished all the major glues now. certinaly has been slowed down by my habit of having too many projects on the go at once...
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12th September 2010, 11:01 PM
Thread: recycled skin on frame
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So, After an actual paddle this afternoon, I...
So,
After an actual paddle this afternoon, I quickly set up the strong back wit hthe aim of putting all the timber together to get a look at what this kayak is actually going to be like.
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9th September 2010, 10:56 PM
Thread: recycled skin on frame
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hmm youve pretty much confirmed what i felt mat....
hmm youve pretty much confirmed what i felt mat.
I was planning on putting the holes on the inside as I figured an arch (or two stacked together to make a hole) is a compressively strong structure. ... -
9th September 2010, 07:12 PM
Thread: recycled skin on frame
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recycled timber reparations
ok...
so I made my scarf cuts this afternoon, mostly looking pretty good. For some reason the keel is a bit off-straight, but since it's going to get bent anyway I'm not really that fussed about... -
6th September 2010, 02:41 PM
Thread: recycled skin on frame
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yeah, i thought you'd like a glimpse of your...
yeah, i thought you'd like a glimpse of your spectral self :)
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5th September 2010, 02:21 PM
Thread: recycled skin on frame
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recycled skin on frame
hey everyone,
thanks for help earlier about timber choices for my recycled/tip-shop skin on frame (Yost sea bee) project.
I got lucky just after I was last online and picked up 3 oregon/douglas... -
23rd August 2010, 08:25 PM
Thread: Timber choice for SOF kayak.
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tip-shop kayak underway in earnest!
well...
after all that, I headed to the tip shop on friday, and after spending 1/2 hour selecting good straight grained bits of tas oak, I came across 3 x 2.6m oregon beams which i think used to... -
18th August 2010, 11:49 PM
Thread: Timber choice for SOF kayak.
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Wow BoatMik that was an amazing reply!! :2tsup: ...
Wow BoatMik that was an amazing reply!! :2tsup: Very very useful as I was definitely leaning towards what might have been a wet noodle...
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18th August 2010, 09:52 AM
Thread: Timber choice for SOF kayak.
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Mmm, thats a useful point. the yostwerks...
Mmm,
thats a useful point.
the yostwerks site sys he uses 'redwood' for the seebea and western red cedar for some other boats (which are longer and skinnier). Redwood is a bit vague to me, but... -
17th August 2010, 03:54 PM
Thread: Timber choice for SOF kayak.
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Timber choice for SOF kayak.
Hi everyone,
I'm a long time lurker (mostly in the home renovation areas actually) but just signed up at long last to ask a question which I havent bee nable to work out myself for sure...
I'm...