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Re: Shop: Durable strongback
By:Kim Hoover
Date: 6/1/2010, 9:00 pm
In Response To: Re: Shop: Durable strongback (Dan Caouette (CSFW))

I made mine out of double layers of 3/4" CDX plywood, and rarely had trouble with splitting. I disassembled it between boats for storage, and ripped about a half inch off each piece before reassembly to clean up the edge.

: Most are made out of solid wood. I made mine out of two laminations
: of 1/2" ACX plywood. I overlapped the 8' long pieces by 2
: feet. It's really like the gunwales of a SOF and makes a very
: rigid frame. I use coarse drywall screws to attach forms to the
: strongback and, yeah, you have to be careful about splitting the
: plywood. I've built a number of boats on that strongback from
: 19' strippers to 8' SOF's for my daughters. It's getting tired.
: For the next one, I'll either use solid wood or maybe edge the
: plywood with a solid-wood strip to screw the forms to.

: =D

Messages In This Thread

Shop: Durable strongback
Kudzu -- 6/1/2010, 8:00 am
Re: Shop: Durable strongback
Allan -- 6/4/2010, 3:47 am
those thrilling days of yesteryear
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/2/2010, 2:22 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/1/2010, 9:08 am
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Kudzu -- 6/1/2010, 9:27 am
Sprung strongback *PIC*
Simeon -- 6/1/2010, 6:09 pm
Re: Sprung strongback
Kudzu -- 6/1/2010, 9:07 pm
Re: Shop: Durable strongback
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/1/2010, 10:11 am
Re: Shop: Durable strongback
Kim Hoover -- 6/1/2010, 9:00 pm
Re: Shop: Durable strongback
Oliver Bloch -- 6/1/2010, 12:30 pm
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Dean -- 6/1/2010, 8:46 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/1/2010, 9:41 am