: Grant--

: You beat me to it. I bought my vacuum pump in November, but haven't even got
: it set up. I know you haven't got the time to answer lots of questions
: right now, but I'll fire off a few now while I'm thinking about it.

: Are these typical 1/40" veneers?

: How are you bagging? I had planned on creating a female mold.

: Is the deck shape still a basic camber or is there compound curvature?

: What are your impressions of the various structural characteristics of the
: lamination compared to the Okoume and strip-built layups? (I am predicting
: very long strings in the future discussing the relative merits of various
: veneer-laminate layups, proposing testing methods, questioning whether any
: of it matters, etc. I'm not interested in opening that can of worms, but I
: am curious to hear your rough sense about the strength of the
: three-veneer, three-6oz-cloth layup.

: What sort of pump did you use? One of these fancy cabinetmaker's versions?

: How much pressure? How much time?

: How did you decide on the amount of epoxy between layers?

: I'm looking forward to hearing more, and to seeing pictures. The two underway
: sound beautiful. Great job.

: --Will

Will, I will get the details together and post them, hopefully the week after the Great Lakes Symposium in Michigan. If I don't have anything on the bbs by the end of the month, beat on me. Right now, I got to get these boats done - leave next Thursday morning. (stopped working at 3:00 AM last night and started again at 7:00 AM today. That will probably be the schedule for the next week :<( ). Will catch up later.

Thanks for the comments and questions.

Grant