[bolger] Re: Doug Fir ply and connecting them
Brad:
I have had exactly this experience many times. It is amazing how much wood
products vary from batch to batch. I will go from one yard to the next to
see who has the best of whatever I am looking for. The price does not vary
nearly as much as the quality.
Chuck
I have had exactly this experience many times. It is amazing how much wood
products vary from batch to batch. I will go from one yard to the next to
see who has the best of whatever I am looking for. The price does not vary
nearly as much as the quality.
Chuck
> Thanks for those of you who have put out there your experience in
> glassing panels together rather than scarfing. My wife and I, in two
> hours taped the whole bottom of the topaz up this afernoon. This is
> doing both sides at the same time. We planed down the edge so the
> glass was flush, layed the glass in, turned the panels over and butted
> them very neatly on scrap ply and plastic. Then glassed the top seam
> and screwed the joint down tightly to the ply underneath. Very fast
> and neat and done in no time. Just required a little prep and
> pre-planning.
> For those who are lucky, there is a new twist at least from my vantage
> point in ply. At a local lumber yard I was loading out the required
> 1/2 " ply which was very good doug fir. After 4 sheets we got into
> what looked like a completely different wood. This had a perfect
> hardwood final veneer that looked similar to luan. The rest was doug
> fir with only 2 or three voids out of the whole 6 sheets, better than
> most marine ply I have seen. The bottom and sides of the boat if I
> continue to use this wood, will as smooth as a baby's butt. Nice stuff
> you might look for. By the way, I unloaded the first four sheets and
> replaced then with the new stock. Brad
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Thanks for those of you who have put out there your experience in
glassing panels together rather than scarfing. My wife and I, in two
hours taped the whole bottom of the topaz up this afernoon. This is
doing both sides at the same time. We planed down the edge so the
glass was flush, layed the glass in, turned the panels over and butted
them very neatly on scrap ply and plastic. Then glassed the top seam
and screwed the joint down tightly to the ply underneath. Very fast
and neat and done in no time. Just required a little prep and
pre-planning.
For those who are lucky, there is a new twist at least from my vantage
point in ply. At a local lumber yard I was loading out the required
1/2 " ply which was very good doug fir. After 4 sheets we got into
what looked like a completely different wood. This had a perfect
hardwood final veneer that looked similar to luan. The rest was doug
fir with only 2 or three voids out of the whole 6 sheets, better than
most marine ply I have seen. The bottom and sides of the boat if I
continue to use this wood, will as smooth as a baby's butt. Nice stuff
you might look for. By the way, I unloaded the first four sheets and
replaced then with the new stock. Brad
glassing panels together rather than scarfing. My wife and I, in two
hours taped the whole bottom of the topaz up this afernoon. This is
doing both sides at the same time. We planed down the edge so the
glass was flush, layed the glass in, turned the panels over and butted
them very neatly on scrap ply and plastic. Then glassed the top seam
and screwed the joint down tightly to the ply underneath. Very fast
and neat and done in no time. Just required a little prep and
pre-planning.
For those who are lucky, there is a new twist at least from my vantage
point in ply. At a local lumber yard I was loading out the required
1/2 " ply which was very good doug fir. After 4 sheets we got into
what looked like a completely different wood. This had a perfect
hardwood final veneer that looked similar to luan. The rest was doug
fir with only 2 or three voids out of the whole 6 sheets, better than
most marine ply I have seen. The bottom and sides of the boat if I
continue to use this wood, will as smooth as a baby's butt. Nice stuff
you might look for. By the way, I unloaded the first four sheets and
replaced then with the new stock. Brad