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Rib Nails and Glue alternative

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clay

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Some may already be aware, but in traditionally planked wooden boatbuilding you will see nails used or staples, depending on the method to attach thin material or planks to a form, this requires patches to be made etc for the leftover holes.

They now have a plastic staple that can be sanded down and left in place without causing anything more than a joint between pieces of wood vice leaving a hole....this might just resolve the "nails in wood" issue we read about occasionally in rib construction vs glue only/no nails.

Take a look

https://raptornails.com/product-applications/boat-building.php
 
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