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Re: S&G: An Olde Butt Joint question
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/8/2010, 11:58 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: An Olde Butt Joint question (Sodbuster)

: Has anyone really had a butt joint fail? I've been paddling a long
: time and I've never seen it.

Btw, specially with the fiberglass tape method of butt joints, what happens is the wood surface gets wet under the tape and the fibers let go of the bond to the tape. This is why covering both the inside and outside surfaces with glass is a good idea, to keep the water away from the wood.

Bill H.

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S&G: An Olde Butt Joint question
Geoff -- 9/6/2010, 1:50 pm
Re: S&G: An Olde Butt Joint question
Sodbuster------WebKitFormBoundary6pLaVD9X7Zfw4+Pi- -- 9/6/2010, 2:17 pm
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Wesley Ewell -- 9/6/2010, 7:08 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 9/9/2010, 6:09 pm
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Geoff -- 9/10/2010, 6:25 pm
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Geoff -- 9/17/2010, 4:20 pm
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Geoff -- 9/7/2010, 9:17 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/7/2010, 12:00 pm
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Geoff -- 9/7/2010, 7:22 pm
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Sodbuster -- 9/8/2010, 8:16 am
Re: S&G: An Olde Butt Joint question
Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2010, 11:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2010, 11:39 am
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Wesley Ewell -- 9/8/2010, 11:57 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2010, 12:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2010, 12:01 pm
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Sodbuster -- 9/8/2010, 2:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2010, 3:31 pm