Having done both, the filler falls out of the gap when you sand, the epoxy stays put and, if you clean up any excess while you do it, the sanding is no worse than sanding pre-mixed filler or glue and sawdust.
good luck
don
: Question for this population... Nick's book suggests using a mixture of epoxy
: and sawdust (or some other coloring agent) to fill in gaps between strips.
: I assume this is to make the boat somewhat waterproof (although, will the
: glassing really be the waterproofing?). Why can't I use some kind of wood
: filler that I can by at Home depot that's already sort of tinted? why go
: through all the trouble of mixing up the epoxy when I can just spritz some
: out of a tube. is the function of the filler structural (which I don't
: believe it is) or aesthetical (is this even a word?)?
: thanks.