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Right, I forgot that it has a riving knife. That would bind up for sure. Jim

I just spoke to Festool customer service and It seems that there are no thin-kerf blades that will fit the Festool TS55. That's a shame...

No I haven’t, but honestly haven't had a need in quite a few years. There is a big Festool dealer a bit south of me so I might check...

Have you managed to find any good thin kerf blade to fit the Festool saw for ripping strips? I used mine with a long vacuum hose that I...

What Trevor is calling the centre of effort is what I called the center of (aerodynamic) pressure (COP). It's the mathematical point...

I wouldn't wax the tape . No need to add more possible contaminates to the hull. Plastic packing tape is all you need. As for the...

I agree with Jim Dodd. I epoxied my gunnels on. No screws and no drilling holes. I figured I would have to clamp the gunnels on either...

Jim, I don’t want to steal your thread In a few days I’ll post some pics and descriptions of my latest carbon copy BTW, your boat is...

I'll second Watco Teak ! That is all I've ever used. I don't go by the instructions. Brush it on , and leave it ! yeah ,it takes a long...

According to Wiktionary, the word "canoe" is a Caribbean word and originally applied to dugout canoes.

Haha, I like it!! I used a similar cam lock from a mountain bike to keep the kick up rudder that I made for the sailboat that I built...

Cam handles can be found all over the Internet. No need to steal any off bicycles unless of course that is your idea of fun. Jim

I like the yoke, and the cams. I've built a clamp on sailing rig using star nuts for a dinghy. On a canoe with open gunwales, I lash it...

I have only tried it in the shop thus far where I have put it on and taken it off 5 or 6 times. Once you've dialed in the setting then...

Lol, I was going to take it too far, but reigned myself in. I wonder if there is a way you can patent that idea, I think it is the most...