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Re: Wood Flour vs Oat/Wheat Flour?
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 2/5/2000, 11:04 am
In Response To: Wood Flour = Saw Dust? (Bill Jankowski)

> I just got done ripping the shear clamps for my Chessie 17 LT, and have a
> quick question:

> What is the difference between wood flour and the saw dust sitting on my
> basement floor? Can I save this and use it to thicken the epoxy for the
> fillets?

> Bill Jankowski

Bill,

I used oat flour on my last kayak. I picked a flour that was lighter in color than my wood to get a closer color match. Or you could even mix it with white flour to lighten it up.

Mike

Messages In This Thread

Wood Flour = Saw Dust?
Bill Jankowski -- 2/3/2000, 7:09 pm
Re: Bandsaw works good!
Don B -- 2/11/2000, 12:25 am
Re: Wood Flour = Saw Dust?
Greg Hicks -- 2/10/2000, 7:39 am
Re: Wood Flour vs Oat/Wheat Flour?
Mike Hanks -- 2/5/2000, 11:04 am
Wood Flour = Saw Dust
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/3/2000, 7:19 pm