Crusher (my blog) is mostly what I did with a few addendums from ideas on the
list. The idea of cutting strips but not cutting the beads and coves into them
for the bulkhead material was something I dreamt up, but haven't tried. It
theory it seems like it would be a good way to save some time and effort, but
of course, it's not tested...
Be careful to ensure the grain is the right direction - on all the strips you
want grain visible on the wide sides, not the narrow side.
Warren
----- Original message -----
From: "Cameron Hunziker" <cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:18:43 -0800
Subject: Soldiers, bulkheads and transom...
I got my plans yesterday, and have been alternating between them, the
mailing list archives and the Crusher site (You sir are a gem!) pretty
much non-stop for the last 16 hours. And I have a few thoughts:
1. I read on the Crusher site of a discussion about using clean (not
beaded or coved) strips for the bulkhead. Further reviews of the
archive turned up a conversation about the possibility of using
plywood. I will be ripping my own strips, and will likely rip them in
2 or 3 different stages. So that got me thinking, could the bulkhead
material be composed of cedar 1x4s ripped into 1/4" x 4" s and glued
together to form the 5" x 5" sheet of material? The grain of the
wood would still run vertically, but it would mean a hell of a lot
less glue (roughly 16 or so glue lines) and fewer cuts. It should
also be lighter, but will it be less strong or less absorbent to shock?
2. On a similar note, could the transom also be assembled w/o bead
and cove (I'd stick w/ 1/4" strips here for aesthetic purposes)?
3. Bram's trick on how he did his deck design (gluing full strips of
mahogany and cedar and then cutting into smaller segments) got me
thinking about the tee soldiers. Could they be assembled with the
fillets and glass tape as a single strip and then cut to length w/ a
think kerf chop saw? With this approach it might be easier to attach
the cedar strips without using staples (sandwiching the cedar -
soldier - cedar with a couple of 2 x 4s either clamped or screwed to
your work table)
Are these reasonable solutions, or am I delusional from lack of sleep?
Thanks!
Cameron
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