Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 10:54:05 -0500
From: Bill Leonhardt <WJLeonhardt@bnl.gov>
Subject: Re: baidarka Restoring folbot
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
At 10:41 AM 2/28/99 -0700, Geoffrey Mason wrote:
>Hello,
> I am looking to restore a double folbot in which the plywood ribs are
delaminating. Does anyone have any ideas about the relative effectiveness
of plywood and solid wood pieces for replacement ribs? The original ribs
are made of 1/2 inch plywood. I am wondering how thick the solid wood
pieces would need to be to have enough strength. The larger ribs are about
32" wide and maybe 14" tall and are C shaped. The smaller ones are closed
loops about a foot across.
>Thanks,
>Geoffrey Mason
>
Geoffrey,
I am confused by your approach. I could understand replacing solid wood
with plywood, but not the other way around. Perhaps my belief system needs
tuning up, but:
Pound for pound, isn't plywood stronger than most single wood species?
Isn't plywood stronger with respect to bi-directional stress?
Isn't it hard to acquire solid wood large enough to make the pieces you
describe?
Let me (us) know what your thinking is here.
Bill Leonhardt