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Box beam and strong back

Geplaatst op 27 oktober 2009 door DDa

I made a box beam following Nick’s book. I did use an inferior quality of underlayment 19 mm thick. The result is a box beam that is not complete linear. Therefore I made the openings in the frame 1 cm wider then the … Lees verder →

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Ripping boards into strips.

Geplaatst op 27 oktober 2009 door DDa

I used the method described by Björn Thomasson (http://www.thomassondesign.com/building/building_manual/preparations.aspx). At first I prepared my circular saw with a wider foot plate and a longer fence. I thought it worked reasonable well but I payed not enough attention to the strip … Lees verder →

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After long years reading, lurking Nicks website and waiting, I started making the boxbeam. I hope it is not too flexible. I read that after the first strips on both sides it will be much stiffer but I know that … Lees verder →

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Welcome

Geplaatst op 24 februari 2009 door DDa

In this weblog I will try to give a journal of my kayak building project. I started the project in September 2009. This blog started end  October 2009. The first photo’s were made when the sides of the kayak were … Lees verder →

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