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Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents *Pic*
By:Scott Fitzgerrell
Date: 2/9/2009, 7:03 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents (Robert N Pruden)

: A few years back someone mentioned that it was the acidic nature of oak that
: was a problem. Acids react to weaken the chemical bonds of the epoxy. I
: have not read anything about maple so as long as it is not acidic, you
: should be fine.

: Robert N Pruden

Found an old build photo that I labeled so I could remember what I did. I think I posted it a couple of years back, but here it is again. I see now that the bow maple was birdseye. I think it was fiddleback on the stern.

--S

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Hardwood Accents *Pic*
mtkayak -- 2/9/2009, 3:53 pm
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents *Pic*
John Monroe -- 2/11/2009, 3:55 am
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents
mtkayak -- 2/11/2009, 8:56 am
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents
Andy Waddington -- 2/10/2009, 11:50 am
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/10/2009, 10:33 am
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents
rich t -- 2/9/2009, 10:14 pm
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents
rich t -- 2/9/2009, 10:21 pm
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents
Robert N Pruden -- 2/9/2009, 6:04 pm
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 2/9/2009, 7:03 pm
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents
mtkayak -- 2/9/2009, 9:46 pm
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents *LINK* *Pic*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 2/9/2009, 4:59 pm
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents
Paul Lueders -- 2/9/2009, 6:53 pm
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents
mtkayak -- 2/9/2009, 5:13 pm
Re: Strip: Hardwood Accents
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 2/9/2009, 5:26 pm