Bob, I don't know where you're buying your 1/4" ply, but if you put your
fist thru the Okume that I'm using, you won't get it back.

Roger

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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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One thing that has been scaring me off on boat building is the 1/4"
plywood.
I know that fiberglass is incredibly strong, and a 1/4" or more of
fiberglass wouldn't phase me a bit. BUT, I can put my fist through a
piece
of 1/4 ply without hurting my hand.

quick story:
I go to my parents for dinner and in the driveway is this a half cylinder
thing with an 8 pound sledge by it. My dad says hit it with the sledge. Why?
See if you can break it. Why? I made it I want to see how strong it is. He
is being a jerk about it so I hit it as hard as I can. I had trouble holding
my fork at dinner. What the hell is that? That is a mockup for my hull. What
hull? The hull of my boat. What boat? The boat I am going to build.
They have been living aboard that boat for like 6 years now.
-oh yeah it was 1/4 inch plywood strips with glass.
-Allen