: Hi everyone,

: Long time lurker here, finally making my first post. I've been
: studying this wonderful site for about a year, thank you all for
: the wealth of information here. At long last, I'm about to begin
: stripping the deck of my Cirrus Hybrid.

: I've got a nice big pile of WRC strips all ready to go and had
: planned on using a really nice plank of Redwood to mill strips
: for some contrast. The other day while re-reading Nick's second
: book for the umpteenth time, I noticed a passage where he
: explained that he had trouble with Redwood delaminating over the
: long haul. I'm sure I'd read that before but I guess it didn't
: sink in until I was ready to mill Redwood strips. So, anyone
: care to share their experiences with this wood? I found a few
: posts in the archives but not enough to persuade me one way or
: the other. As mentioned, I'm only planning on using Redwood for
: some contrast. I'm in Southern California and don't want to make
: my deck too dark, I'm thinking the odd stripe or two and perhaps
: a small amount around the cockpit. All your wisdom and
: experience greatly appreciated.

: Kaspar

I'd trust Nick, but I wonder if he meant the glue bond between the strips was failing. There are/were a heck of alot of redwood stripped canoes built and never heard of any problems. Titebond doesn't like high temperatures and can soften and let loose if used on a dark colored deck that's left (used?) in the sun for a long time. But polyurethane glues work fine for that and better resist the higher temperatures, so that shouldn't be an issue.

Never heard of any problems at all with the glass to redwood bond, nor have I ever had any. Havn't used it in quite awile, though I'd like to, our supply around here has pretty much dried up.

Bill H.