Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
By:jaybabina
Date: 11/30/2016, 3:22 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck (Steve Solomon)

As I watched Nick's video the thing that went through my mind was "there's no substitute for experience". I like that little plane. I've done those ends with a low angle plane, sanding block and a utility knife. The point is that you will develop your skills it estimating the length of strips and angles.

Remember (for purists) you can still use stables on the bottom if you want that stapleless look to viewers and yourself. Also, for tricky ends, it easy on the bottom to do the tapered ends as separate pieces so you don't have to hit the length on the money.

Over the years on this site people have used all kinds of things to hold strips like "L" brackets of wood that you clamp to the station which gives downward and inward pressure. Inner tube rubber, spring clamps with pads on the "V: area. The thing I want to stress is: after a while you'll just get good and you'll hit angles, tapers and twists with no problem and you'll develop your own tricks to make it happen.

Lastly: staples are not evil. Imagine someone coming up to a wood canoe builder and saying "you cheated, you used ring nails".

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Steve Solomon -- 10/27/2016, 4:47 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/27/2016, 5:09 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Bill Hamm -- 10/28/2016, 12:11 am
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Steve Solomon -- 10/28/2016, 9:55 am
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Bill Hamm -- 10/29/2016, 1:04 am
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Steve Solomon -- 11/28/2016, 10:18 am
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
upchurchmr -- 11/29/2016, 8:42 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Steve Solomon -- 11/30/2016, 9:18 am
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Marc Upchurch -- 11/30/2016, 9:29 am
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Steve Solomon -- 11/30/2016, 10:07 am
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Marc Upchurch -- 11/30/2016, 10:38 am
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Steve Solomon -- 11/30/2016, 11:11 am
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Randy -- 11/30/2016, 12:30 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
upchurchmr -- 11/30/2016, 12:32 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Steve Solomon -- 11/30/2016, 1:18 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/30/2016, 1:56 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Steve Solomon -- 11/30/2016, 2:38 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/30/2016, 3:06 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
JohnAbercrombie -- 11/30/2016, 3:21 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Steve Solomon -- 11/30/2016, 3:44 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Bill Hamm -- 12/1/2016, 1:14 am
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
JohnAbercrombie -- 12/1/2016, 1:52 am
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Etienne Muller -- 12/1/2016, 4:43 am
I was talking about the Hull
upchurchmr -- 11/30/2016, 4:38 pm
Re: I was talking about the Hull
Steve Solomon -- 11/30/2016, 4:54 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/30/2016, 3:21 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
JohnAbercrombie -- 11/30/2016, 3:27 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Bill Hamm -- 12/1/2016, 1:16 am
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Marc Upchurch -- 11/30/2016, 1:57 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Steve Solomon -- 11/30/2016, 2:16 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Marc Upchurch -- 11/30/2016, 3:18 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
JohnAbercrombie -- 11/30/2016, 3:22 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
jaybabina -- 11/30/2016, 3:22 pm
Re: Strip: Here we go... wish me luck
Bill Hamm -- 12/1/2016, 1:20 am