KR> Re:Laminating spars

2012-05-26 Thread Tony King
Thanks Sid, that's exactly what I needed to know. Cheers, Tony King Sent from my iPhone On 26/05/2012, at 9:55 AM, "smwood" wrote: > Orientation does matter. For a given same cross section of the same type > lumber, the horizontal layering in a beam is about 15 percent stronger > according

KR> Re:Laminating spars

2012-05-25 Thread smwood
Orientation does matter. For a given same cross section of the same type lumber, the horizontal layering in a beam is about 15 percent stronger according to a Forest Service handbook that I read about 25 years ago when I was contemplating the same construction on my KR-2 spars. The basic reason