ttkayaker Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 How thick should the strips be to make a laminated coaming, 3/32, 1/8, or 3/32" thick? Should the final thickness be near 1/2" or greater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bcone1381 Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 I built one coaming from oak using strips that were 1/8" thick and built the coaming to a thickness of 1/2". The coaming feels sturdy and not the least bit fragile. It flexes slightly with a 30-50 pound force applied to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 It all about getting it thin enough to bend and thick enough to not bend excessively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapecodJohn Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 I made the inner strip thin and made the next ones a little thicker as I added each one, I started with about 3/16th maple then redwood a littile thicker and ended with the lip strips at almost 1/4 inch I figured the inner strips were a tighter radius so I made them thinner. I soaked them one at a time with water and used a heat gun on them and clamped them every 2 to 3 inches, worked very slow. I heated and bent each one in place with out glue then took the clamps off after a while and did it all over again with the tite bond glue each ring took a day check em out at the link below http://s850.photobucket.com/user/John_Casanova/library/?sort=3&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msaxton Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 I used steam bent oak strips 1/8 inch thick and actually layered mine about an inch thick then used a router to route out the excess on the bottom for the spray skirt lip, and used a round over router bit on the top edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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