: As I understand things, Pine can be blotchy. I have sanded very
: well and the kayak I made has a blotchy hull but I also made
: some shelves that I used draino and then shellac on and the
: color is nice and consistent. My canoe is what I am working on
: and I am wondering if I can even that color out. It sounds like
: I need to stay away from the shellac on the wood but maybe
: pulling the whole thing out into the nice warm sun for a few
: days may even it out. I am interested in seeing what happens to
: the pine that is UV protected in my kayak over the next couple
: of years.
: Does anybody have any more to add about the darkening of pine under
: UV protected epoxy?

: I have also considered using cabinet scrapers as a final process
: prior to epoxy. I have been told the scraper leaves a better
: surface due to the cutting of fibers by a sharp tool. However I
: am worried about getting a nice even scrape along a curved
: surface. If the epoxy darkens differently due to scraping or
: sanding a unscraped but sanded surface may stick out like a sore
: thumb.

: Thanks guys, No shellac for this job until I can do a test panel.
: Even as it is I think this is going to be a nice canoe with
: mahogany and curly maple surrounded by the pine on top and
: filling in most of the hull.

Btw, the center of the deck on my Disko Bay is white pine, if you'd like to see it, it's on Rob's Laughing Loon website.

Sanded as I remember to 80 grit then epoxied and glassed, nice and smooth afterwards.

Bill H.