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Re: Recycled Woods
By:Tony
Date: 8/15/2000, 12:38 pm
In Response To: Recycled Woods (Jerry Siegel)

: Recycling list for my nearly finished Great Auk: Cedar: throw away from a
: local builder Maple, Black Walnut: throw away from a furniture shop
: Redwood,Poplar: from the landfill

Recycle is great! Better watch out for the paint used on the sideing before. I don't expect too much trouble with water base produces, but be careful if oil base was ever used on the wood. If may prevent epoxy from sticking. Test out on small scrap before you start striping.

Messages In This Thread

Recycling Redwood
Max -- 8/15/2000, 1:39 am
Hemp in kayak construction.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/16/2000, 12:10 am
Re: Recycling Redwood
Mike -- 8/15/2000, 9:07 pm
Recycled Woods
Jerry Siegel -- 8/15/2000, 11:58 am
Recycling from further up the (food?) chain
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/15/2000, 11:43 pm
Re: Recycling from further up the (food?) chain
Porter -- 8/25/2000, 1:09 pm
Re: Recycled Woods
Tony -- 8/15/2000, 12:38 pm
Re: Recycled Woods
Jerry Siegel -- 8/15/2000, 1:33 pm
Re: Recycled Woods
Don Beale -- 8/15/2000, 1:14 pm
Re: Recycling Redwood/Hemp Headaches
Mark -- 8/15/2000, 3:00 am
Um, actually . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/16/2000, 12:01 am
Re: Um, actually . . .
Mark -- 8/17/2000, 2:21 am