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Re: Material: sandwich core material
By:Mike Savage
Date: 1/25/2008, 7:44 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: sandwich core material (dave)

: Ah hah, strips cut from large thin sheets of...peanut brittle...with a hard
: candy shell like an M&M, but that doesn't melt anyhow...seriously. And yes
: I have had lunch and desert...sounds environmentally friendly but not too
: resilient to impacts...I'll work on it.

Hey Dave,
That sounds like a good expedition lay-up. If you run out of food, you could nibble on the deck. :D

Couldn't resist.

More seriously, I have seen non-timber strips similar to what you mean. It's a PVC foam core with a resin/glass skin. I had a catalogue (pre-internet days) which had a selection of sizes, I think with cove and bead edges. As far as I recall, it was Robbin's Timbers in the UK.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

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Material: sandwich core material
dave -- 1/25/2008, 5:06 pm
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Dave Houser -- 1/28/2008, 7:23 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 1/27/2008, 12:30 pm
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Acors -- 1/27/2008, 10:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/27/2008, 1:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/27/2008, 1:34 am
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Chris Ostlind -- 1/26/2008, 12:27 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/28/2008, 3:52 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 1/29/2008, 5:48 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/30/2008, 2:24 pm
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dave -- 1/29/2008, 8:12 pm
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Charlie -- 1/28/2008, 6:32 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/29/2008, 10:34 am
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Charlie -- 1/29/2008, 1:01 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/29/2008, 1:33 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/29/2008, 3:49 pm
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Carl Delo -- 1/30/2008, 1:57 pm
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Aaron H -- 1/29/2008, 4:23 pm
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Niven -- 1/26/2008, 3:04 am
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Reg Lake -- 1/26/2008, 12:56 am
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Charlie -- 1/25/2008, 11:54 pm
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dave -- 1/25/2008, 5:26 pm
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dave. -- 1/26/2008, 5:58 pm
DAVE! Step away from the glue. *NM*
Reg Lake -- 1/26/2008, 8:06 pm
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dave. -- 1/26/2008, 6:04 pm
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Mike Savage -- 1/25/2008, 7:44 pm