Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980819112924.007df160@mail.itis.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 11:29:24 -0500
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: Dan Miller <5lakes@itis.com>
Subject: RE: [baidarka] boiling or steaming
In-Reply-To: <FFF3F7BA6450D111BF2C0000BC11406280CE83@ROMULUS>
At 10:50 AM 8/19/98 -0500, Patrick Pierquet wrote:
>I agree with Dan's assessment of steam bending....I'm a real klutz at
>building stuff, but even my first few attempts at bending seemed to work.(Be
>sure to have some extra's.....you'll break a few. No big deal) It's a
>relaxing activity, and seems a bit magical. That being said, for my next
>boat I may forgo steam, and "build" the ribs by laminating thin strips of
>3-mm plywood, glued together with Gorilla-type glue.
I've done this with strips of ash and epoxy. To me, the only real
advantages are you are (almost) certainly guaranteed success, and
springback is minimal. Otherwise, its a whole heck-of-a-lot more
work, is very messy, the finished product is quite hard on edge tools,
and if it's visible when finished, doesn't look as attractive. I'll use
it as a last resort, like when I need the member yesterday. Such laminates
can make a good substitute for natural knees in other forms of traditional
boats (e.g. Adk guideboats).
Hope that 3mm ply bends better than the 4mm i've used...
Cheers,
Dan
--- Daniel Miller - 5lakes@itis.com Five Lakes Wooden Boat Center http://www.paddlin.com/fivelakes/canoe.htm "So many boats, so little time..."