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> The sheer strip was the only strip I attached to the forms (brads). I used
> spring clamps to hold a newly laid strip tight to the previously laid
> strip until the glue set. Bungies wrapped around each station held the
> strips tight against the forms. When I was working up from the sheer,
> (strips stacking vertically), bungies suspending a weight provided
> downward clamping pressure. I haven't heard anyone using bungies - they
> work great!
Bungie cords. The reason you haven't heard anyone mention this before is because not all of us think this fast. Great Idea! Thanks for the tip. Of course, if you have weights on the ends, why not just use plain clothesline? Fix one end of the rope to the building form, loop the rope over the newly attached strip, and let the weight on the free end provide clamping tension. For more tension, add more weight. Small sandbags would be good -- you could recycle plastic shopping bags. Or, recycle 2 liter pop bottles or gallon milk jugs filled with water.
Paul G. Jacobson
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Guillemot Kayak - High
Performance Wooden Sea Kayak Designs
