Hi Dan--

One other thought: if you cut your scarfs fairly accurately, you should be able to sand down the epoxy so that only the wood on either side of the joint is visible and very little of the epoxy in the joint should be seen.

After you've sanded it, you could lightly coat the joint with a thin stripe of fresh epoxy to see how much it will show through the finish coat. (make sure to lightly sand this epoxy stripe before you glass so that the epoxy will adhere)

Shawn

> My daily Saga continues,

> My hull blanks are dry and ready. Unfortunately, I used Micro-bubbles as
> thickener and they have made my joints/seams very white. Even after
> sanding smooth they are visible. I was planning on staining my hull and
> not painting but I now wonder if painting will be my only option. I have
> seen a photo of a Ches. 17' from Santa Cruz that has a forest green hull
> and it looks good but I was hoping for the full wood appearance. Any
> suggestions? If you are near this stage in your own project, I have been
> told mixing in sawdust adds the colour you need to avoid my current
> problem.

> Cheers, Dan