> Hummm I can see I need to clarify myself a little;I certainly am impressed
> with all the responses ,and I thank you all for your help. First off when
> I said that I was fussy humm maybe fanatical would have been a better
> word? I make furniture and various other stuff and well you see...maybe
> its just habit or who knows. Anyhow when I build yaks,canoes etc, I
> attempt to make them "furniture grade"..so you see actually my
> question should have asked..How do you make the inside of the hull look as
> smooth and as fair as the outside of the hull ? Silly well I guess sort
> of. I have tried all the above methods with mixed results. One thing that
> hunts me though is the glue problems I am having. When I look at the
> amount of glue left on the hull by Nick in his book I amamazed that he can
> get it all off clean.As I lay each strip I immediatly go back and clean
> off any wet glue that I can see. Before the final sanding I also wet down
> the hull to raise the grain and then sand..and what do you know the glue
> still seem to have sealed off the grain in various spots. It is
> frustrating and it sure looks tacky under the epoxy. I am tempted to sand
> it all off and try again.Maybe its the Elmers yellow glue I am using or
> perhaps I should let the drips harden first then chipp them off ? I do
> know there are several Yak builders who will only use epoxy to glue the
> strips together.The reasoning being that if the glass hull is penetrated
> during use the glue will soften and ..well could it really cause a
> problem? I am thinking about it.Has anyone exp. any disasters ?

> thanks again for the help everyone : ) Rick Hi, I am a cabinet maker also, and even though I think it is overkill for a kayak you can be sure to remove all trace of glue if you add an ultra violet addative to your glue and then use a black light to check for any trace. It is easy to do but like I said, it's overkill for a kayak. You will also get less penatration of squeeze out glue into the wood fibers if you let it semi harden before removing it. Kenny