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  1. Jeff and Labrat: Boiling the plywood was an easy experiment - and I did want to see if there was an appreciable difference in the glue used in the exterior vs. interior grades. It appears there is. I have noticed the changes in the frame sections ahead of the seating area in a few photos on the forum. I figured I'd look at this further once I have the frame built and can sit in it. Thanks for the offer of measurements I may take you up on it. I was thinking of reducing the height of the lower part of the frame in that area and increasing the thickness but with the cutout for the floor pieces was not sure if that would work. John.
  2. I recently started a curlew from the book. So far I have ripped and dressed w.r. cedar for the stringers and have cut out the frames from marine mahogany 12 mm and exterior 9 ply 12 mm baltic birch. I am located in B.C. Canada and found the exterior baltic birch in 4x8 sheets at Windsor Plywood (in case anyone else is looking for it). I boiled a piece of the interior grade baltic birch (sold in 5x5 sheets) but it delaminated with 1/2 hour of boiling. A piece of the exterior grade was still intact after about 45 min. of boiling along with being charred when my pot ran out of water. I figure that should be good enough for a kayak. I will post the odd photo as I build things - this forum has some great ideas that I'm likely to incorporate into the kayak - thanks to all who contributed and to Jeff for his work on the designs and book. Certainly looking forward to getting it onto the water in the spring. John.
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