Materials – Marine Grade Plywood
I’ve begun shopping for materials for the Sea Rider ST Greenland Qajaq. First on my list is the plywood for the cross-sections. The design calls for marine-grade plywood, free of voids. In a pinch, any exterior-grade, good on two sides should do. But for maximum strength I really wanted a good Russian Birch ply.
Yesterday afternoon I checked the Home Depot by Sportsworld in Kitchener/Cambridge and they had none. Today I ventured out to the location in Waterloo and sure enough they had two pieces of 2′ X 4′, 11mm 9 ply Russian Birch. I bought both sheets for about $18 apiece. These will do fine for the cross-sections. I’m going to mark out the dimensions tonight for cutting this weekend. Stay tuned for my post on that, including pictures.
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