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Re: Traditoinal style coaming *LINK*
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 12/6/2008, 2:31 pm
In Response To: Traditoinal style coaming (Kudzu)

: I have decided to skip the plywood stack. I am going with a traditional(?)
: style.

As far as traditional goes, steam bending is really not that hard. Have no fear of it. It's also WAY faster and less messy than lamination or gluing plywood. I really wish I had a better photo for you, but I haven't had much time or the inclination to be on top of a photo-sharing account. Any of the books on SOF building will have some detail, but there's a photo of me doing it at the link. I'm sure that with your skills you can figure it out from the photo. Mark Starr's book has an even better jig that I'd take the time to build if I were going to do more than one coaming of the same size. There is also a lot of good instruction at Skin Boat School's web site.

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Mike Coaming

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
Kudzu -- 12/5/2008, 7:15 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed *Pic*
Kudzu -- 12/7/2008, 9:07 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
DARYL FOWLER -- 12/10/2008, 4:22 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed *LINK*
Kudzu -- 12/10/2008, 8:43 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
Don Lucas -- 12/7/2008, 9:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed *LINK*
Brian Nystrom -- 12/6/2008, 7:30 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2008, 1:52 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
David, Tasmania -- 12/6/2008, 4:23 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
William Clarke -- 12/7/2008, 10:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2008, 12:48 am
Traditoinal style coaming
Kudzu -- 12/6/2008, 10:01 am
Re: Traditoinal style coaming
Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2008, 12:54 am
Re: Traditoinal style coaming
Aaron H -- 12/7/2008, 11:49 pm
Re: Traditoinal style coaming
Bill Hamm -- 12/8/2008, 12:44 am
Re: Traditoinal style coaming *LINK*
Mike Bielski -- 12/6/2008, 2:31 pm
Re: Traditoinal style coaming
Mike Savage -- 12/6/2008, 3:45 pm
Re: Traditoinal style coaming
Mike Bielski -- 12/6/2008, 5:46 pm
Re: Traditoinal style coaming
Mike Savage -- 12/7/2008, 8:04 am
I don't get pop-ups *NM*
Glen Smith -- 12/6/2008, 6:09 pm
Solving problems is not your strong point
gennady_resnik -- 12/5/2008, 7:59 pm
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
Andy Waddington -- 12/7/2008, 9:50 am
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
Joe Greenley -- 12/6/2008, 12:24 am
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
Don Lucas -- 12/6/2008, 9:38 am
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
danper -- 12/6/2008, 1:42 pm
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
Kudzu -- 12/6/2008, 2:00 pm
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
george jung -- 12/8/2008, 11:58 pm
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
Kudzu -- 12/5/2008, 8:32 pm
Sharing information is the point of the forum
Brian Nystrom -- 12/6/2008, 7:23 pm
OK now I understand somewhat
Kudzu -- 12/5/2008, 7:58 pm
Re: OK now I understand somewhat *Pic*
Dave Gentry -- 12/6/2008, 8:42 am