Re: [Paddlewise] fiberglass

From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 02:29:09 -0800
Matt Broze wrote:
> 
> [snip] In North America I know of no manufacturer of kayaks that uses
> chopper gun construction. A few cheap canoes are made using a chopper gun
> but it is more commonly used for making shower stalls and portable toilets.
> The hand laid "chopped strand mat" in mat form is a step up from a sprayed
> on "chopper gun" laminate. [snip]
> 
> The next step up the fiberglass construction scale is a sandwich
> construction with cloth or cloth and woven roving [megasnip]

Wow!  Thank you, Matt, for a lucid comparison of layup techniques.  Great
writing and solid information.  You clarified a ton of things for me.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
chemist
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