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Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
By:Charlie
Date: 6/21/2010, 6:20 pm
In Response To: Strip: Dying wood strips *PIC* (Jeff )

Remember, most of those colorants were intended for furniture that is usally shielded from sunlight.
I recall some types of colorant cannot stand up to sunlight and will change of fade over time. Do some checking brfore you make a choice.

: I've been looking at the images on the Redfish gallery and am
: really taken with this boat:
: http://www.redfishkayak.com/Geert_Fausagers_King.jpg

: Does anyone have any idea what the woods are? Especially the dark
: wood around the sides of the hull. I've found the builder on
: Facebook but he hasn't responded to my query yet. Probably on an
: extended paddling trip.

: Most of the really dark woods are really heavy. I was thinking
: about going with the darkest WRC I could find and using aniline
: dyes to darken it just prior to glassing.

: Thoughts about dark woods? Aniline dyes? Will the epoxy make the
: dye bleed? Will Lassie rescue Timmy?

: Jeff

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Dying wood strips *PIC*
Jeff -- 6/21/2010, 9:02 am
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/23/2010, 3:04 am
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/23/2010, 5:50 am
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Bill Hamm -- 6/24/2010, 12:48 am
Weights of kayaks...
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/24/2010, 8:01 am
Re: Weights of kayaks...
Bill Hamm -- 6/25/2010, 8:10 am
Re: Weights of kayaks...
Bill Hamm -- 6/24/2010, 1:04 pm
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Simeon -- 6/23/2010, 5:34 pm
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/23/2010, 7:44 pm
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Etienne Muller -- 6/22/2010, 3:54 pm
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
jeff mcgee -- 6/22/2010, 11:25 am
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Mike Hanks -- 6/22/2010, 1:58 am
Re: Forgot the pic *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/22/2010, 3:28 pm
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Bill Hamm -- 6/22/2010, 1:31 am
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Charlie -- 6/21/2010, 6:20 pm
coloring wood strips
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/21/2010, 4:12 pm
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Dean -- 6/21/2010, 12:25 pm