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Re: Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/25/2011, 9:06 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material (ancient kayaker)

: Agree about laminating being a chore. I needed to get a set of ribs
: all exactly the same and curved just the way I wanted, which is
: hard-to-impossible with steaming. I ended up laminating clear
: pine over a jig that could do several at a time and they came
: out matched within about 1/16. I found I needed to dampen them
: about 1/2 hour before use (I was using Titebond III which
: tolerates damp wood well) and leave them overnight to dry -
: virtually zero springback. When I bent them dry I got about
: about 10% springback with 3 lams with some variation, the curve
: wasn't as precise as I desired and there were a few crush marks.

: FYI I was trying to build a canoe without using ply stations as an
: experiment, using the ribs to define the shape instead. The ribs
: were glued to a ply bottom plank. It worked but not sure I want
: to go through the rib hassle again. However the boat is going to
: have a nice classic look with the ribs!

Springback is a problem with steaming too, experimenting helps to know how much to allow.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material
StephenHJ -- 3/23/2011, 7:27 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material
Bill Hamm -- 3/23/2011, 8:19 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 3/23/2011, 8:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/23/2011, 9:11 pm
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David Bynoe -- 3/23/2011, 11:43 pm
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StephenHJ -- 3/24/2011, 2:12 am
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M. McMann -- 3/24/2011, 3:35 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/24/2011, 4:02 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/24/2011, 7:25 am
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Paul Montgomery -- 3/24/2011, 8:51 am
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Scott Shurlow -- 3/24/2011, 9:57 am
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Foster -- 3/24/2011, 11:39 am
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David Bynoe -- 3/24/2011, 3:03 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/25/2011, 6:57 am
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ancient kayaker -- 3/24/2011, 11:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2011, 9:06 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/25/2011, 6:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2011, 9:10 am
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ancient kayaker -- 3/25/2011, 4:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2011, 6:58 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 3/24/2011, 9:25 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/24/2011, 9:07 am
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Scott Shurlow -- 3/24/2011, 9:54 am
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Aaron Hines -- 3/24/2011, 5:36 pm
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Bill Padin -- 3/24/2011, 7:07 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/25/2011, 7:03 am
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billpadin -- 3/25/2011, 8:47 pm
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Mike Savage -- 3/24/2011, 8:02 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 3/24/2011, 9:41 pm
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StephenHJ -- 3/25/2011, 1:00 pm