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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I agree, I feel it doesn't take that much longer to
get accurate measurements with good tools and to use hand tools for all but the
original cut which should be targeted to be as close as is possible after
accounting for finishing work. One of my favourite tools is a Japanese Dozuki
hand saw which cuts on the pull and has teeth only kerfed in one direction.
Narrow blade, it is prefect for fine cabinetry. Bought it from Lee Valley Tools.
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>And s.s. flexible notched rulers which eliminate
parallax errors - same source.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John</FONT></DIV>
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<A href="mailto:apk2@home.com" title=apk2@home.com>Alan P. Kefauver</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 07, 2001 4:01
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Alberg30] teak on
stern</DIV>
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<DIV>A belt sander is the one tool I would never let near my boat. Try an
orbital sander like the DeWalt 6".</DIV>
<DIV>As a serious wood worker, I think handheld beltsanders and power
planers should be banned from the earth. I have repaired more damage for
other people caused by those two tools than nearly any other cause.</DIV>
<DIV>Just a word to the wise.</DIV>
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<DIV>ps; I fit the wood parts to my boat with hand planes.<BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On 2/7/2001 at 3:37 PM
Gord Laco wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> I agree - a fine
boatbuilder once told me "Make it too big & sand it down. That's
what God gave us belt sanders for."</DIV>
<DIV>He really said that. </DIV>
<DIV>Gord KC426 Surprise</DIV>
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<A href="mailto:apk2@home.com" title=apk2@home.com>Alan P. Kefauver</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 07, 2001
3:23 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Alberg30] teak on
stern</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Cut it oversize. mount it. jigsaw it to close tolerance.
sand to final tolerance. use a router with a roundover bit to contour the
edges. remove it and bed it with 4200 and reinstall.<BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On 2/7/2001 at 11:37
AM <A href="mailto:Lorelei23@aol.com">Lorelei23@aol.com</A> wrote:</FONT>
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face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Dear Bill. <BR><BR>The piece of teak I
have is shaped like a milled piece of lumber. It's 2" x <BR>16".
The former owner gave me the wood as he was planning to replace
the <BR>stern piece himself; he just never got around to it. He
actually had a <BR>cardboard pattern tacked to the wood, but the guy who
is refinishing all my <BR>deck wood is hestitant to have it cut by that
pattern because it has many <BR>odd markings on it, i.e. up
arrows, down arrows, etc. We don't want to cut <BR>the wood and
find that it doesn't fit. <BR><BR>Some of the other information I
have received from other owners includes: <BR><BR>Dwalker@cemcocpa.com
(Dan Walker) : the stern piece is actually three <BR>layers, one
on top of the other mitered and fit together. I saw a
"younger" <BR>boat and its stern piece had spacers between the deck and
the top piece which <BR>was cheaper and allowed for water drainage off
the stern. This would be <BR>cheaper but not as nice to look at.
<BR><BR>I have no idea that this will be helpful information, but it's
all I have. <BR>Any thoughts you might have on replacement would
be appreciated. I wish I <BR>had the old teak the former owner
took off the boat so I would not be at such <BR>a disadvantage in
replacing it. <BR><BR>Sincerely,
Lorelei</FONT><FONT size=2
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