Why Use Cartridges?

On November 8, 2013, in News From Gayle, Plywood Construction, Shop Talk: Tips and Techniques, by Gayle Brantuk
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(This article is reprinted with permission from the System Three Blog) The most common errors using two-part resin systems packaged in cans or bottles involve measuring and mixing mistakes.  Over the years we’ve seen just about every conceivable way to make these errors.  These include everything from forgetting to include either the resin or hardener […]

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Latest Photos

On November 8, 2013, in Glen-L Styles, by Tom Saccio
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As you all can see, I’ve added the latest photos to show the progress I’m making on my Glen-L Flats Flyer at my photo gallery. At this rate it will take a long time to complete.  

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One Man’s Fir Is Another Man’s Pseudotsuga

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We have tried to be very diligent, re-spelling Douglas fir to Douglas-fir wherever we have found it. Douglas-fir is properly hyphenated because it is not, in fact, a fir. It is a pseudotsuga, or false hemlock (tsuga). Botanists take names very seriously, which allows botanists all over the world to speak the same language. The common names […]

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“Leave Your Cares At The Dock….”

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 Editors Note: The following is the experience of one of our boatbuilders (Michael Maddox, AKA BarnacleMike) at the 2013 Gathering of Glen-L Boatbuilders, reprinted with his permission from his personal blog. Leave my cares at the dock? Done.   There was an old Chris-Craft ad from the 1960’s I stumbled across online not long ago. I don’t […]

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