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Re: More Artistic Alternatives
By:Nick Schade
Date: 7/20/1998, 4:22 pm
In Response To: Re: Artistic Alternatives, need FAQ (Bill Burton)

I'll add: Wood burning, Placing feathers, ferns, leaves, flowers or doilies under the fiberglass, Carving, Printed cloth, and Dry Transfers.

Most of these involve putting something on the wood and then covering it with fiberglass and epoxy. The fiberglass provides a good layer of protection for whatever artwork you want to do. My book "The Strip-Built Sea Kayak" goes into many of these ideas.

> These responses are accumulating a lot of decorative techniques
> now, (several paints, stains, inlays, walpaper appliques, etc) but
> none has sufficient detail as a how-to. I haven't begun my kayak yet
> (I'm still fiberglassing my sunk-n-salvaged canoe) but motivation
> comes from envisioning the old and new boats and how I will personalize
> them. Obviously some of these methods must go on bare naked wood;
> others would only stick on epoxy. Should it be sandwiched between
> layers of epoxy, or between epoxy and polyurethane? Could you laminate
> on plastic decals? Would one of the knowledgeable people on this list
> put together a FAQ on hull decoration? Or refer me to a book chapter.
> Thanks!

The Strip-Built Sea Kayak

Messages In This Thread

Staining and Epoxy
Holli Brandt -- 7/16/1998, 8:02 pm
Re: Staining and Epoxy
Don Beale -- 7/20/1998, 1:42 am
Re: How about inlay
Nick Schade -- 7/18/1998, 9:24 pm
Re: How about inlay
Mark Kanzler -- 7/21/1998, 12:56 am
Re: How about inlay
Nick Schade -- 7/20/1998, 4:12 pm
Re: 21 mile race
Mark Kanzler -- 7/20/1998, 4:18 pm
Re: Staining and Epoxy
R. N. Sabolevsky -- 7/17/1998, 11:11 pm
Re: Artistic Alternatives
Mark Kanzler -- 7/17/1998, 6:55 pm
Re: Veneer sample picture
Mark Kanzler -- 7/19/1998, 3:29 am
Re: Artistic Alternatives
Mark Kanzler -- 7/18/1998, 10:42 am
Re: Artistic Alternatives, need FAQ
Bill Burton -- 7/20/1998, 10:54 am
Re: More Artistic Alternatives
Nick Schade -- 7/20/1998, 4:22 pm
Re: More Artistic Alternatives
Mark Kanzler -- 7/20/1998, 5:58 pm
Re: Artistic Alternatives, need FAQ
Mark Kanzler -- 7/21/1998, 12:48 am
Re: Staining and Epoxy
Rob Cochrane -- 7/17/1998, 5:05 pm
Re: Staining and Epoxy
Steve Bradbury -- 7/17/1998, 10:30 pm
Re: Dyes
Mark Kanzler -- 7/18/1998, 10:20 am
Re: Dyes
Steve Bradbury -- 7/19/1998, 12:10 am
Re: Dyes
Mark Bodnar -- 7/20/1998, 10:00 pm
Re: Dyes
Mark Kanzler -- 7/19/1998, 2:42 am
Re: Dyes (and Alcohol and kids)
Shawn Baker -- 7/20/1998, 4:31 pm
Re: Dyes (and Alcohol and kids)
Mark Kanzler -- 7/20/1998, 5:52 pm
Re: Staining and Epoxy
Bill Burton -- 7/17/1998, 1:19 pm
Re: Staining and Epoxy
NPenney -- 7/17/1998, 6:35 am
Re: Staining and Evaporation
Mark Kanzler -- 7/17/1998, 2:00 pm
Re: Staining and Epoxy
Wynne -- 7/16/1998, 11:08 pm
Re: Staining and Epoxy
paul lund -- 7/17/1998, 12:02 pm
Re: Staining and Epoxy
Pete Payne -- 7/17/1998, 7:01 am
Re: Staining and Epoxy
Wesley Gross -- 7/17/1998, 1:22 pm
Re: Staining and Epoxy
Mark Kanzler -- 7/17/1998, 1:52 pm