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Re: checkering
By:Tony
Date: 4/25/2000, 8:25 pm
In Response To: checkering (Allston Crawford)

: I would like to know if you can cover 1/4" pine or fur plywood with a
: light weight glass cloth(inorder to stop checkering) before you cut the
: pieces out? I build pirogues and have a checkering problem..I know I can
: cover the finished boat with light weight cloth and the problem will go
: away.

Was that chech or checkering? Wood check when dries too fast, but what is checkering?

Messages In This Thread

checkering
Allston Crawford -- 4/21/2000, 4:45 pm
Re: checkering
Tony -- 4/25/2000, 8:25 pm
Re: checkering
Allston Crawford -- 4/26/2000, 7:17 am
Re: checkering
Rehd -- 4/21/2000, 7:43 pm