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Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 2/5/2009, 7:41 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Hardwood kayak? (Paul G. Jacobson)

: I'd suggest a test to see how well your epoxy adheres to a freshly sanded
: piece of those woods. Sometimes sanding releases oils which might
: interfere with a good bond. If so, then find a sealer--shellac is pretty
: good, others might be better--and use that instead of a first coat of
: epoxy to seal the wood before 'glassing.

Doing that would reduce the strength of the bond to the strength of the shellac layer, which isn't much. A better method is to wipe the wood down with lacquer thinner or acetone to remove any oil on the surface, the apply a sealer coat of epoxy.

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Material: Hardwood kayak?
Paul Lueders -- 2/4/2009, 2:57 pm
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak? *NM*
Paul Lueders -- 2/9/2009, 12:00 pm
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak? *LINK* *Pic*
Andy Waddington -- 2/9/2009, 11:21 am
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Paul Lueders -- 2/9/2009, 12:04 pm
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
wwfloyd -- 2/5/2009, 3:51 pm
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/6/2009, 2:08 am
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Don Lucas -- 2/6/2009, 10:00 am
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Glen Smith -- 2/5/2009, 7:44 pm
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Ted Henry------WebKitFormBoundaryizgkDj+25Ku9k5c1 -- 2/5/2009, 12:18 pm
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Paul Lueders -- 2/5/2009, 8:29 am
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak? *Pic*
Andy Waddington -- 2/9/2009, 11:37 am
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Chris Sperry -- 2/6/2009, 10:04 am
Re:rolling bevel
Etienne Muller -- 2/8/2009, 4:46 pm
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Chris Sperry -- 2/9/2009, 7:20 am
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Andy Waddington -- 2/9/2009, 11:49 am
Re:rolling bevel
Bill Hamm -- 2/9/2009, 1:15 am
Re:rolling bevel *Pic*
John Monroe -- 2/8/2009, 4:25 am
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Roy Morford -- 2/8/2009, 12:28 pm
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John Monroe -- 2/9/2009, 2:43 am
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Chris Sperry -- 2/8/2009, 11:32 pm
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Roy Morford -- 2/9/2009, 12:18 am
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Chris Sperry -- 2/9/2009, 6:43 am
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Roy Morford -- 2/9/2009, 9:57 am
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Chris Sperry -- 2/9/2009, 9:46 pm
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Paul Lueders -- 2/6/2009, 1:30 pm
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Paul Lueders -- 2/6/2009, 3:52 pm
Re:rolling bevel
Bill Hamm -- 2/8/2009, 12:36 am
Re:rolling bevel
Chris Sperry -- 2/6/2009, 3:10 pm
Re:rolling bevel *NM* *Pic*
Chris Sperry -- 2/6/2009, 10:07 am
Re:rolling bevel
Bill Hamm -- 2/6/2009, 1:13 pm
Re:rolling bevel
Chris Sperry -- 2/6/2009, 3:17 pm
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Paul Lueders -- 2/5/2009, 6:23 pm
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Bill Hamm -- 2/6/2009, 9:57 am
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Paul Lueders -- 2/6/2009, 1:21 pm
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/5/2009, 1:19 pm
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak? *LINK*
Sam McFadden -- 2/5/2009, 12:28 pm
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Bill Hamm -- 2/5/2009, 1:55 am
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Rich K -- 2/5/2009, 12:34 am
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/5/2009, 12:17 am
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Brian Nystrom -- 2/5/2009, 7:41 am
Re: Material: Hardwood kayak?
Donovan -- 2/4/2009, 4:14 pm