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Re: Deck decoration
By:Dean Trexel
Date: 8/23/2000, 9:40 pm
In Response To: Deck decoration (Ric Altfather)

: I would like to decorate a kayak deck with wood veneer and was looking for
: some ideas as to application. Do you just glue to the deck and epoxy over
: or actually inlay into the deck material. Thanks for any help...Ric

Mike Allen's idea sounds interesting but scary -- taking a chisel to the kayak you've spent umpteen-hundred hours on. I think it could be screwed up too easily. I applied an iron-on veneer to my cockpit coaming. I cut out the word "Wakan" (Sioux for "spirit") out of iron-on edging veneer and applied it to my cockpit coaming prior to glassing. I went a bit heavy with the epoxy over the top to ensure I had enough to sand down to, and it worked great. The iron-on veneer is thicker than plain veneer, so I might not use that on the deck.

Dean

Messages In This Thread

Deck decoration
Ric Altfather -- 8/23/2000, 2:50 pm
Re: Deck decoration *Pic*
Jerry Siegel -- 8/27/2000, 1:24 pm
Re: Deck decoration
Dean Trexel -- 8/23/2000, 9:40 pm
Re: Deck decoration
Gary B. -- 8/23/2000, 7:48 pm
Flush Veneer Edge Idea
mike allen ---> -- 8/23/2000, 8:59 pm
Re: Deck decoration
garland reese -- 8/23/2000, 5:56 pm