[TheForge] bellows

[Paul N]

That's the second mention of nailing into the edge of the plywood that I 
received. I'll have to give that some thought.

Do you know off hand how thick the paddles are? I'm going to guess about 
4/4 or maybe 5/4 lumber.

Thanks,
**Paul

On 12/20/10 2:04 PM, Allen Ortery wrote:
> We just rebuilt the one at New Salem.  16 to 20 oz. canvas works
> great. the canvas that we replaced had been on the bellows for 20+
> years. Make sure to seal the canvas, used concrete sealer from Sherwin
> Williams. The plywood may not hold the nails well, lot of pressure.
> Ours is made out of real wood, even the floating ribs you can't see,
> the good solid core plywood might work best, unless some has built one
> out of the other stuff with success.
>