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Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/31/2008, 5:29 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers (Carl Delo)

: I'm about to seal the cedar stringers on my Sea Sled (tomorrow) with Watco
: oil, but thought maybe I should use neat epoxy. It's a Yost-style frame,
: and I've already sealed the marine ply with West Sys, which I also used on
: some poplar (which I probably shouldn't have used). I have enough of both
: - any strong opinion one way or another? I guess Watco would be quicker
: and cheaper - I'm hoping to do a plastic film test this weekend. Thanks,
: Carl

Carl,

Btw, just for the test I'd just wrap it in plastic and try it without coating the wood, it'll dry fine afterwards then you can coat it. Leaving it bare to me is a mistake, course I'm also a thousand miles from salt water, wood rots quicker in fresh water.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Carl Delo -- 8/30/2008, 12:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Bill Hamm -- 8/31/2008, 5:29 pm
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Jim Bell -- 9/1/2008, 11:22 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2008, 2:57 pm
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Jim Bell -- 9/4/2008, 6:24 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/6/2008, 1:26 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2008, 2:55 pm
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Mike Savage -- 9/1/2008, 1:30 pm
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Carl Delo -- 8/31/2008, 6:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2008, 12:56 am
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Carl Delo -- 9/1/2008, 9:30 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/2/2008, 2:14 am
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Pete Notman -- 8/31/2008, 3:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 9/4/2008, 9:50 am
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Scott Shurlow -- 8/31/2008, 5:13 am
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Kudzu -- 8/31/2008, 9:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/30/2008, 1:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 9/4/2008, 10:29 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/7/2008, 3:17 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 9/7/2008, 11:03 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2008, 1:52 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Bill Hamm -- 9/7/2008, 2:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Carl Delo -- 8/30/2008, 11:30 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Bill Hamm -- 8/31/2008, 1:11 am