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Re: Post gluing method notes
By:Dan Caouette (CSCWC)
Date: 4/3/2014, 11:12 am
In Response To: Re: Post gluing method notes (JohnAbercrombie)

You were using the 'bio' epoxy ? If possible, can you comment on the viscosity compared to WEST epoxy?

Should be pretty similar. I haven't used West resin in years so I had to look it up. According to the TDS, West 105/207 has a listed viscosity of 760 cPs. 105/205 is 975 cPs. Super Sap CLR/CLF (fast) is listed at 725 cPs. 800 cPs for CLR/ClS (slow hardener).

Did you not have concerns about using wood glue (yellow glue?) in a gap-filling role? I've always thought that tight joints were required when using yellow glu

I didn't rely on the wood glue to fill the gaps. Yes, generally tight joints are required to get the maximum strength from yellow wood glue. I used TBIII for gluing. My joints are tight at least along one edge of the strip. Cedar is quite soft and does compress a little with edge pressure. On large portions of the deck I didn't have any gaps to fill. Those I did have were filled after the initial sanding.

I'll come clean. When I did the deck not all of my strips were left square edged. Along the curve of the sheer I did bevel the strips on the table saw to eliminate some of the gap.

It worked very well as long as you're not concerned about the glue lines (eg planning on painting).

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Etienne Muller -- 3/24/2014, 8:24 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/24/2014, 4:57 pm
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John Messinger -- 3/25/2014, 6:21 am
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Paul Davies -- 3/25/2014, 1:05 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 3/25/2014, 4:48 am
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Dan -- 3/25/2014, 2:09 pm
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Lomic -- 3/25/2014, 2:14 pm
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Paul Davies -- 3/25/2014, 7:26 pm
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Justin -- 3/28/2014, 5:59 am
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Lomic -- 3/28/2014, 6:19 am
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Lomic -- 3/29/2014, 6:14 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/29/2014, 7:22 am
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Lomic -- 3/29/2014, 7:29 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/29/2014, 1:07 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/29/2014, 6:05 pm
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Paul Davies -- 3/30/2014, 5:54 pm
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Lomic -- 3/30/2014, 6:05 pm
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Paul Davies -- 3/30/2014, 6:25 pm
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Paul Davies -- 3/31/2014, 8:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2014, 1:16 am
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Lomic -- 4/1/2014, 3:22 am
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Lomic -- 4/1/2014, 4:27 am
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Dan -- 4/1/2014, 9:35 am
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Paul Davies -- 4/1/2014, 1:05 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/1/2014, 1:51 pm
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Lomic -- 4/1/2014, 2:24 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/1/2014, 3:06 pm
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Lomic -- 4/1/2014, 3:12 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/1/2014, 3:26 pm
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Lomic -- 4/1/2014, 3:44 pm
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ddaniels -- 4/1/2014, 5:14 pm
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Lomic -- 4/1/2014, 5:42 pm
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 4:03 am
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Justin -- 4/2/2014, 5:16 am
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 5:40 am
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Justin -- 4/2/2014, 5:46 am
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 5:52 am
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 6:01 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 1:27 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 1:28 pm
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 1:29 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 1:42 pm
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 1:46 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 1:58 pm
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 2:33 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 2:49 pm
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 2:53 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 3:30 pm
Post gluing method notes
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/2/2014, 7:27 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 10:24 pm
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Lomic -- 4/3/2014, 2:27 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/3/2014, 11:12 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/3/2014, 1:58 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/3/2014, 2:02 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/3/2014, 2:48 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/3/2014, 3:24 pm
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Lomic -- 4/3/2014, 3:05 pm
Merci beaucoup! *NM*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/3/2014, 3:25 pm
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Lomic -- 4/3/2014, 3:30 pm
Enough thinking, some action!
Lomic -- 4/5/2014, 6:15 pm
Big step today
Lomic -- 4/8/2014, 7:12 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/9/2014, 6:14 pm
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Lomic -- 4/9/2014, 6:18 pm
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Lomic -- 4/10/2014, 2:02 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/10/2014, 5:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/11/2014, 12:44 am
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Lomic -- 4/11/2014, 1:55 am
Preparing the strips
Lomic -- 4/12/2014, 7:01 am
Strips ready, scarfing the sheerlines
Lomic -- 4/15/2014, 12:02 pm
Skeleton finished soon stripping!
Lomic -- 4/16/2014, 11:43 am
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Paul Davies -- 4/16/2014, 6:33 pm
Sheerlines soon fixed
Lomic -- 5/17/2014, 12:45 pm
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Lomic -- 5/20/2014, 8:50 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/20/2014, 2:35 pm
External stern or not?
Lomic -- 5/20/2014, 5:22 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/20/2014, 7:06 pm
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Lomic -- 5/21/2014, 7:15 am
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Lomic -- 5/21/2014, 10:41 am
Holding the strips
Lomic -- 5/24/2014, 6:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/25/2014, 2:52 am
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Lomic -- 5/25/2014, 4:53 am
Stripping in progress
Lomic -- 5/27/2014, 12:26 pm
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Lomic -- 5/29/2014, 1:25 pm
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Lomic -- 6/2/2014, 1:36 pm
Re: Big step today
Bill Hamm -- 4/11/2014, 12:42 am
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Thor -- 4/2/2014, 10:23 am
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Lomic -- 4/2/2014, 11:11 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/2/2014, 3:30 pm
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ddaniels -- 4/1/2014, 5:08 pm