Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Had to build something quick.
Ed Snow
>We were in need of a box to put all of my grandmothers birthday cards in for her suprise party. Clearly, I had no choice but to build a little box, quickly.
I didn't want to build a normal box so I made the top lap strake, a technique I will use in the future.
Unfortunately, I gave here the finished box without taking a picture. Box is catalpa and mahogony.
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joel
>Very, very nciely done and I am sure your grandmother will love the box and find a lot of uses for the clamps.
:)
Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX
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Andrew F in Australia
>Ed,
Out of interest, I'm not familiar with the term 'lap strake'.
Could you elaborate?
Cheers,
Andrew
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Tim Leo
>that lapstrake box top is cool... Where can I get some more information on how you made that?
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Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine
>Sure wish you had taken another shot of it, like maybe when it was presented to Grandma. Looks to be a nifty little box tho. Did Grandma like it? Are you still at COR?
Todd O.
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Paul in NJ
>Andrew,
'Lap Strake' is a method of boat construction, specifically planking the hull. Think of a Viking type of boat. The planks are bevelled on their edges and overlap each other much like shingles or bevelled siding on a house.
Paul Dzioba
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John, NY
>Sometimes called clinker construction, although a clinker is the copper nail/rivet that is/was used to tie the lapped strakes to each other.
My $0.02... John