I had some oak rubrails that were difficult to bend. The folks on the Woodenboat forum suggested leaving them on the lawn during a rainstorm. I don't get much...
I don't think it makes you sound foolish. You're thinking ahead, and that's better than asking how to fix a mess that you've already epoxied together! Re: The...
If you can find it in your library, try looking at Phil Bolger's "Pedal Driven Side Wheeler", in the book "Different Boats." I think that's the book I saw it...
I believe that finger joints are as strong as well made scarfs. The American Wood Council says so, quoting from their FAQ: ============== Q: Can finger...
Hi, Bruce: If you have ever worked on an assembly line, you know that stuff happens. A poorly made joint may not appear poorly made until it fails. My...
Fair enough Chuck. On a small scale, finger joints are like scarf joints. The wood is connected by glue at an angle of 8:1 or so. If the glueing of the...
... happens. A poorly made joint may not appear poorly made until it fails. My experience is that finger jointed boards will fail at the joint every time, in...
THANK YOU everyone who responded to my Jonsboat project I think I'll rip it down a bit b-4 bending once again thanks a bunch---Dan--- In ... and ... bottom ......
David: Thanks for sharing your experience with finger joints, and speaking of fingers, some Texans consider the Bushes to be carpetbaggers. Didn't they come...
I have managed to finish adding descriptions to all of the photos of the 2004 Midwest Messabout that I posted to the Messabout group. they are located here: ...
I think Pierre is saying something about finishing the upperworks of his AF 4, that he has finished the V berths and the fillets. I don't know "sieges". He's...
... "some Texans consider the Bushes to be carpetbaggers. Didn't they come from Massachusetts or somewhere?" Didn't everyone in Texas come from somewhere? ...
Good day Rock, I know not if the moderating one of this site accepts the French. One will see well. And yes, I am constructing a AF4. I have 61 placement hrs...
<snip> I have no idea what a telephone booth is ...... i'm guessing a dodger or the likes.......i tried Jason ____________________ Thanks, Jason. Perhaps a...
Let's not be hasty! A true telephone booth might present some interesting possibilities for visibility, not to mention a generally non-ferrous construction....
Howdy Bruce ... . My experience is that finger jointed ... In my never ending quest to find the CHEAPEST way to build a boat, I have found, like Chuck, that...
... I was just re-reading George Buehler's book _Backyard Boatbuilding_ and he argues strongly against any sort of 'built up mast'. He writes that if he lived...
... Not to get regionalist or political, but the Bushes hail from Connecticut, more or less. GHWBush's father was a Senator from Connecticut, and GHWBush and...
< Bet you can't guess what career I have. :-) Aint you one of them sudo-intellectual ivory tower perfessors? And as far as where the Bushes came from, it's...
Very cool indeed. In the description it says this boat has a 20 inch prop but that doesn't seem right going by the photo of one upside down. Does anyone...
I don't know what the towers at KU are built of, but the one I spend way to much time in is "Mid-Sixties Fallout Proof" Concrete. On the other hand, I can see...
Pardon the cross post for those of you on dinghy cruising... I didn't get much response and so i thought i would post here since it is so active. I am driving...
Our neighbour is a building contractor. He says building codes here in British Columbia permit finger-jointed dimensional lumber where in compression only --...
... inch prop but that doesn't seem right going by the photo of one upside down. Does anyone know? I don't know first hand, but from the pics I believe the...
Hi, Scott: I'd warn you about the temperature of the water at Yellowstone, but you are from California and probably think boating with a wet suit on is normal....
... of fingers, some Texans consider the Bushes to be carpetbaggers. Didn't they come from Massachusetts or somewhere? ... ************************************...
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