From: "Michael O'Flynn" <moflynn@sd23.bc.ca>
To: <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Subject: Re: baidarka PakYak update
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 22:44:56 -0800
Hi Charles.
I thought I'd throw in what I know of Baltic birch as well. It is a
multi-laminate plywood, having 5 laminations in the 1/4", up to 13
laminations in 3/4".
The panels come in about 5 foot by 5 foot (not 65cm, unless at a specialty
store) sheets.
Beware! These panels are usually out of square! The largest discrepancy
I've had from one diagonal to the other is 1-1/4"!
I've used BB a lot for drawer bodies, as it's real pretty, and need not be
finished.
It can be pricey, and hard to find, so we found an American supplier of
"Apple Ply". That's what they called it, and it came in regular 4' by 8'
sheets (which are usually perfectly square). I can't remember if the
plywood laminations were actually apple wood or not.
Good luck!
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Hall <chall@totalsports.net>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 6:50 PM
Subject: baidarka PakYak update
>Jim Heter continues work on his folding kayak plans. His latest addition
>is a summary of his design experiences:
>
> http://rtpnet.org/robroy/boats/pakyak/genesis.html
>
>In fact, it would be nice to see this kind of background info on some of
>the other designs around.
>
>He's also updated and clarified the plans themselves. It's still not
>complete because he's yet to explain the skin construction. However the
>frame plans are just about done.
>
>I hope to begin building one in a few weeks, and I'll update everyone on
>the progress. Now to try and find out what the heck "Baltic Birch
>plywood" is...
>--
>Charles Hall
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