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Re: Paddle: Epoxy failure on ash paddle

By:Bill Hamm
Date: 5/11/2010, 12:42 am

: I've always considered ash a fairly open grained wood that does
: glue easily... I've never had issues with ash. Maple - yes. Ash
: - never.

: http://clearstreamwood.com/wood/ash.html

Ash, like many very hard woods is easy to polish to a too smooth surface while sanding. For epoxy it can be too smooth.

Bill H.

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Robert N Pruden -- 5/10/2010, 5:42 pm

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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/10/2010, 7:48 am

Re: Paddle: Epoxy failure on ash paddle
Bill Hamm -- 5/11/2010, 12:42 am

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