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Strip: what is a gap really?
By:robert l
Date: 2/29/2012, 10:23 am

I am working hard to perfect my strip building and i am wondering how much of a gap is reasonable to expect from this style of construction. I would like to think I am fitting my strips as perfectly as strip building allows but I only have my work to compare to pics and text on the Internet. Having my face 6 inches from my boat I see canyons in every flaw.

I am now using 3/16 strips with b and c and staples. The gaps I see in my work are small, maybe 1/32 of an inch or slightly larger. Not enough to creat an opening between strips but expose the bead and cove to some extent. These gaps seem to demand filling and I have found filling them causes more harm than good.

Am I being too critical or are these gaps typical of the bead and cove process.

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Strip: what is a gap really?
robert l -- 2/29/2012, 10:23 am
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Mike Bielski -- 2/29/2012, 11:40 am
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george jung -- 2/29/2012, 12:10 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 2/29/2012, 5:14 pm
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robert l -- 3/1/2012, 1:45 am
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Kirk Fredericks -- 3/1/2012, 10:09 am
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Glenn -- 3/1/2012, 4:44 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 3/1/2012, 5:10 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/1/2012, 5:51 pm
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robert l -- 3/2/2012, 1:33 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/2/2012, 3:23 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/2/2012, 3:26 am
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Justin -- 3/2/2012, 5:18 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/2/2012, 6:02 am
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Mike Savage -- 3/2/2012, 9:56 am
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Kirk Fredericks -- 3/2/2012, 8:57 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/2/2012, 10:15 am
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robert l -- 3/2/2012, 12:10 pm
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Jay Babina -- 3/2/2012, 2:55 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 3/2/2012, 5:44 pm
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Robert l -- 3/2/2012, 9:32 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 3/2/2012, 5:09 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/29/2012, 1:08 pm
Re: Strip: what is a gap really? *PIC*
robert l -- 3/2/2012, 11:23 am
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John Abercrombie -- 2/29/2012, 1:16 pm
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Randy Echtinaw -- 2/29/2012, 4:07 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 3/1/2012, 10:07 am
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Sean Dawe -- 3/1/2012, 8:30 am
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John Messinger -- 3/1/2012, 1:22 pm