Hi Jordan,
Let me first say I'm no wood master. I did rip my own strips from 4x4x16
Around some parts of the hull you may get away with 1 1/4 wide.A 1/16 variant
is allowed in thickness.If your swift is found to be underweight lead
adjustors will be placed prior to racing overweight is ok.I found ripping
strips to
have variations in thichness due mainly to feed error.Having the edges of your
planks planed prior to ripping got me more uniform strips. It is recommended
for ease of building especially around the chine and gunwale you use 3/4
wide.You begin to lose accuracy as in separation away from the station forms
especially towards the bow with wider strips, hence the use of screws with
washers.The use of wider strips will only compound the difficulty of the slight
twist
in the rwc required to round the shape of the hull forms. Smaller tighter
strips in these curved areas are stronger if smaller.
In the straight aways it can save some time.
Hope that helps
Ken 028
In a message dated 4/24/2006 12:49:13 AM Pacific Standard Time,
jordan.afe@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Converting imperial to metric, there 1/4'â by Ââ strips look thinner than
the photoâs I have seen. In fact I have seen photoâs of strips that are 1
Ââ
wide. What is the correct width? Ââ by Ââ, (6mm by 19mm)
Also when you cut the strips, do you put them through a thicknesser afterward
or is the accuracy of the cut enough?
Cheers
Jordan
New guy
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