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Re: Desperation
By:Mark Kanzler
Date: 6/3/1998, 12:44 am
In Response To: Desperation (Mike Spence)

Out here we use redwood and cedar for fence boards and house siding. It's rough, but you could buy a planer from Harbor Freight with the money saved.

> I have been having a hell of a time trying to find a source of
> wood for my kayak. One place I tried could get me clear WRC in 10'
> lengths for around $4/bf...Canadian! Only problem is, he needs a minimum
> order of a few hundred bf (or the place he's ordering from wants at
> least this much). He said I could wait (an estimated two weeks) until
> he gets an order for someone's deck. There is of course no guarantee
> that he'll get an order this soon, and I suspect that he was being
> conservative - I cannot wait this long. I am getting so deliriously
> desperate that I've even had thoughts of cutting that blue or pink
> foam insulation into strips to wrap those naked forms! They're finished
> and just sitting there, or rather hanging from my barn ceiling; the
> inactivity is driving me 'round the bend! Is this nuts or what? The
> core material would be _a lot_ cheaper, and I suspect the finished
> product would be significantly lighter even with extra glass. How
> much more glass would one need? Has anybody tried this? I'm sorry
> if I've offended anyone out there, especially you Nick (helluva thing
> to do to any Guillemot), but I am dead set on getting out on the water
> some time THIS summer. I feel really guilty for having such thoughts!
> Comments/ideas anyone? George, you're composites competent, what do
> you think?

> Mike Spence

Messages In This Thread

Desperation
Mike Spence -- 6/1/1998, 4:48 pm
Re: Desperation...Yoicks! I've been discovered!
Scotty Morrison -- 6/4/1998, 10:04 pm
Fence boards
Brian Millington -- 6/3/1998, 4:26 am
Re: Fence boards
Paul Jacobson -- 6/6/1998, 2:26 am
Re: Fence boards
Brian Millington -- 6/12/1998, 1:51 am
Re: Desperation
Mark Kanzler -- 6/3/1998, 12:44 am
Re: Desperation
Mike Spence -- 6/2/1998, 1:00 pm
Re: Desperation
Tor-Henrik Furmyr -- 6/2/1998, 3:38 am
Re: Desperation
Tor-Henrik Furmyr -- 6/2/1998, 3:49 am
Re: Desperation
Mike Spence -- 6/2/1998, 11:51 am
Re: Desperation
Mark Kanzler -- 6/2/1998, 2:51 pm
Re: Desperation
Roger Tulk -- 6/3/1998, 12:18 am
Found it!
Roger Tulk -- 6/3/1998, 12:51 am
Mmmmm! Sandwiches
Ross Leidy -- 6/2/1998, 2:47 pm
Re: Desperation
Paul Jacobson -- 6/1/1998, 10:26 pm
Re: Desperation
Mark Kanzler -- 6/2/1998, 1:38 pm
Re: Desperation
Mike Spence -- 6/2/1998, 12:20 pm
Re: Desperation
Paul Jacobson -- 6/2/1998, 1:23 am
Re: Desperation
Mike Spence -- 6/2/1998, 11:39 am
Re: Desperation
Mark Kanzler -- 6/2/1998, 2:20 pm
Re: Desperation
Nick Schade -- 6/1/1998, 9:51 pm
Re: Desperation
Jay Babina -- 6/1/1998, 8:59 pm
Re: Desperation
Mike Spence -- 6/1/1998, 11:18 pm
Re: Desperation
R. Duvall -- 6/7/1998, 6:05 am
Re: Desperation
Paul Jacobson -- 6/2/1998, 12:30 pm
Re: Desperation
Mark Kanzler -- 6/2/1998, 1:10 pm
Re: Desperation
Mark Kanzler -- 6/2/1998, 1:13 pm
Re: Desperation
Paul Lund -- 6/1/1998, 7:59 pm
Re: Desperation
paul lund -- 6/2/1998, 2:34 am
Re: Desperation
Rob Cochrane -- 6/1/1998, 5:47 pm
Re: Desperation
Roger Tulk -- 6/2/1998, 11:48 am
Re: Desperation
Mark Kanzler -- 6/1/1998, 4:59 pm
Re: Desperation
R. Duvall -- 6/7/1998, 5:51 am
Re: Desperation
Paul Jacobson -- 6/7/1998, 7:50 pm
Re: Desperation
Mike Spence -- 6/1/1998, 8:32 pm
Re: Desperation
Mark Kanzler -- 6/3/1998, 12:30 am
Re: Desperation
Roger Tulk -- 6/2/1998, 11:41 am