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Strip: sheer clamp material
By:KenC
Date: 1/8/2002, 8:48 pm

For those of you who strip-built using a sheer clamp, what wood did you use? Is there any reason not to use cedar, to keep the weight to a minimum? Are there additional stresses in this area that require a stronger (and heavier) wood for the clamp?
Thanks.

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Strip: sheer clamp material
KenC -- 1/8/2002, 8:48 pm
Re: Strip: sheer clamp material
Chip Sandresky -- 1/9/2002, 12:36 pm
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Alan Resinger -- 1/9/2002, 10:49 am
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Mike Scarborough -- 1/8/2002, 8:51 pm
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KenC -- 1/8/2002, 10:56 pm
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Rob Macks -- 1/9/2002, 8:45 am
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Chip Sandresky -- 1/9/2002, 12:47 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/10/2002, 10:43 am
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Rob Macks -- 1/9/2002, 10:06 pm