Hey Shawn, good to see you reappear! I always think of you as the "birdsmouth guy" since I've never seen anyone else post anything about it. I make lots of canoe paddles using the method.

Anyway ........ I believe US Composites is the cheapest, was unaware that Larry (Raka) went up so drastically. Need to check it out, was really looking forward to going back to it since it seems like US Composites takes two days to get good and hard.

Just checked. I'm seeing $120 for a 3-gal kit from US Composites, and $156 from Raka. That ain't bad. Maybe you just need to stop living in the ancient past and rejoin the rest of the world, dude. :-D

: Friends,

: It seems like I've been away from boatbuilding for about a million
: years!! Life's been good, work's been busy, and I've hardly
: spent any time in long boats...and relatively little time in WW
: kayaks. I have 2 daughters, ages 6 and 8, and we spend a ton of
: time in the summer whitewater rafting.

: I need to build some new Doug Fir oars and some dryboxes, and
: [b]want to find the cheapest epoxy people are having success
: with[/b]. I probably need about a 1-gallon (total) kit. I
: introduced Raka to the wooden kayak building world back in the
: late 90's, but it looks like Larry's prices have gone through
: the roof!

: Cheers!
: Shawn Baker
: Kalispell, MT