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Re: Launching: Kayak/Harley-Davidson
By:Ian Cummins
Date: 5/27/2011, 6:02 pm
In Response To: Re: Launching: Kayak/Harley-Davidson *PIC* (tim s)

Thanks Tim. I get it now, the subdeck explains alot. The joints in the claro are nearly invisible. I can just detect the strips in your closeup shot. Very nice work.
Ian

: Hi Ian,

: Thanks for the good question.

: In wanted to keep it a strip kayak so all the flames are created by
: rolling beveled 1/4"strips. The claro walnut is the same.
: There is no stain or veneer. I was able to buy a single piece of
: figured redwood 19" x 28"- 1 1/8" thick. This
: piece of redwood
: was dark on one edge and lighter on the other edge, this created
: the light and dark flames. The rolling bevel was sanded
: because of the irregular grain, it could not be planed.

: I started by building a sub-deck made from strips of scrap pine
: attached to the top of the plywood stations.
: stations were re-drawn to accommadate the extra thickness of the
: sub-deck.

: A full-size paper flame pattern was taped to the sub-deck. This
: sub-deck is used for support of the small pieces.

: I glued-in overlength redwood strips on the paper patterns,
: redrawing the flames as I progressed.

: Then laid down black vinyl pinstriping tape to smooth out the flame
: design.

: Then jigsawed following the edge of the tape -through the redwood
: flames and also into the sub-deck.
: It was necessary to repair the sub-deck.

: Then added the first white pine pinstripe, followed by the second
: cedar pinstripe.

: After the flames were complete, fill in the remainder with claro
: walnut.

: The kayak was built over two winters in the basement since my main
: workshop is only heated in the winter and A/C in the winter.

: Tim Summerville

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Launching: Kayak/Harley-Davidson *PIC*
tim s -- 5/27/2011, 11:09 am
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tim s -- 5/27/2011, 11:12 am
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tim s -- 5/27/2011, 11:15 am
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steve -- 5/27/2011, 1:05 pm
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tim s -- 5/27/2011, 1:15 pm
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PatrickC -- 5/27/2011, 1:30 pm
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Glenn -- 5/27/2011, 1:54 pm
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tim s -- 5/27/2011, 3:46 pm
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Tim Sheehan -- 5/28/2011, 12:36 am
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Dean -- 6/1/2011, 6:00 pm
Wow!
Stephen Troy -- 5/27/2011, 11:17 am
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Ian Cummins -- 5/27/2011, 1:54 pm
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tim s -- 5/27/2011, 4:28 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 5/27/2011, 6:02 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/27/2011, 1:55 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 5/27/2011, 3:31 pm
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Mike Savage -- 5/27/2011, 2:52 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 5/27/2011, 3:03 pm
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Shawn Baker -- 5/27/2011, 3:21 pm
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SCOTT FITZGERRELL -- 5/27/2011, 7:09 pm
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Jim Schaffer -- 5/27/2011, 7:14 pm
Golden god!!!!
dave g -- 5/27/2011, 7:39 pm
Re: Golden god!!!! *PIC*
tim s -- 5/27/2011, 8:20 pm
Re: Golden god!!!! *NM*
Kevin McAtee -- 5/30/2011, 8:03 pm
Simply Stunning *NM*
John VanBuren -- 5/27/2011, 10:22 pm
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 5/28/2011, 4:46 am
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 5/28/2011, 5:00 am
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tim s -- 5/28/2011, 7:17 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/29/2011, 2:08 am
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tim s -- 5/30/2011, 9:33 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/31/2011, 12:56 am
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dave g -- 5/28/2011, 10:40 am
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 5/28/2011, 3:31 pm
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dave g -- 5/28/2011, 6:30 pm
WOW!
Don Goss -- 5/28/2011, 8:59 am
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John Bratton -- 5/28/2011, 9:39 am
WOW x2
Don T -- 5/28/2011, 9:42 am
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EdgarK -- 5/28/2011, 7:26 pm
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Tom Yost -- 5/29/2011, 9:14 am
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Donovan -- 5/29/2011, 6:44 pm
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Travis -- 5/29/2011, 7:29 pm
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george jung -- 5/29/2011, 7:42 pm
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tim s -- 5/31/2011, 11:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/30/2011, 12:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/30/2011, 12:21 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 5/30/2011, 9:27 pm
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tim s -- 5/31/2011, 10:47 am
Great way to do it...
Robert N Pruden -- 5/31/2011, 11:06 am
Re: Great way to do it...
tim s -- 5/31/2011, 11:14 am
Patience
Kevin McAtee -- 5/31/2011, 6:17 pm
Beautiful!! *NM*
Craig Robinson -- 10/20/2011, 5:03 am
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Kevin McAtee -- 5/31/2011, 12:27 am
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Ross Leidy -- 5/31/2011, 11:31 am
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tim s -- 5/31/2011, 12:54 pm
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Ross Leidy -- 5/31/2011, 1:04 pm
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frankp -- 5/31/2011, 9:38 pm
Beautiful work - inspirational! *NM*
Jay Babina -- 6/3/2011, 8:24 am
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John Messinger -- 10/19/2011, 7:35 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 10/19/2011, 8:50 pm
I don't like Harley Davidsons
Peter B -- 10/19/2011, 10:17 pm
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rocknrod -- 2/18/2012, 8:34 pm
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tims -- 2/18/2012, 8:52 pm