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- Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:42 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: WRC sources, Indianapolis area?
- Replies: 5
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Re: WRC sources, Indianapolis area?
I got my boards in Columbus at Brands lumber. Large selection but this time of year they usually don't sell much so they don't get new shipments. Wherever you look try deck boards instead of 1 x's, less knots.
- Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:55 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Varnishing Questions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1630
Re: Varnishing Questions
Thanks Randy,
Did you thin with mineral spirits? I know Epiphanes sells a brush thinner but I'm trying to save a little money and I've already got some mineral spirits.
Did you thin with mineral spirits? I know Epiphanes sells a brush thinner but I'm trying to save a little money and I've already got some mineral spirits.
- Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:35 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Varnishing Questions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1630
Varnishing Questions
Getting ready to varnish my Ranger, finally. Got a couple of questions to throw at everyone. I'm using Epiphanes gloss varnish and it probably won't be t-shirt weather in the garage, more like sweatshirt weather. Do I need to thin it, maybe 10% for the first coat and not thin the other coats? If so ...
- Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:13 pm
- Forum: Paddles, Techniques, Boat Transportation, Storage & Maintenance
- Topic: Wooden Landing net?
- Replies: 5
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Re: Wooden Landing net?
I would stay away from red oak, it doesn't steam, bend or glue up well. Has a tendency to crack. I would think cedar would work just fine.
- Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:47 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Scarf Orientation Question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9947
See the last post on tips and techniques, whatever route you choose build a jig and make some test pieces. I used method A on my cherry strips just because it it didn'nt look as noticable. I have to look twice to see them now. I think alot depends on the grain orientation of your strips and go light...
- Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:35 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Thoughts on seat depth
- Replies: 5
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- Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:17 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Thoughts on seat depth
- Replies: 5
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Thoughts on seat depth
After searching this forum and others I just wondered what people thought on how low to hang seats. I know standard is 9-10 inches above the bottom but I've seen some like them lower. I know it would add stability but? Every canoe I've been in has been a production type which is about 9-10 inches. S...
- Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:46 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Tite Bond III instead of epoxy??
- Replies: 7
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- Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:39 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Tite Bond III instead of epoxy??
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2921
- Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:45 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Hello everyone
- Replies: 3
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Hi Gary, You'll have fun, the woodworking part is fun, the epoxy part is a little tricky. I've built a 15 Prospector Ranger but have yet to get it wet. Just need to hang the seats, finish the gunwales. I lofted my plans from Ted's book and that is half the fun. Alot of fun and as Ted says in his boo...
- Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:41 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: epoxy problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2856
The yoke had been epoxied before but it was sanded down . There was some color left in the wood from the first coat but I believe most of the first coat had been removed. The yoke is cherry. My concern is using this epoxy on my decks and gunwales which are installed but haven't been coated with anyt...
- Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:18 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: epoxy problem
- Replies: 7
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It didn't really turn cloudy, just gooey and wet, still hasn't set up, yet it wasn't like that til I took it back into the cold weather. Very strange. The hardener was a yellowish color when new and has been stored in the house. Haven't had any previous problems with this epoxy. I used the same kit ...
- Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:05 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: epoxy problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2856
epoxy problem
Does epoxy go bad with age? Recently made a paddle and a portage yoke and covered both with US Composites 635 thin. I glassed one side of the paddle blade for strength and coated the entire yoke. Problem is the yoke got gooey and won't set up. Did both at the same time, in the garage (heated tempora...
- Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:36 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Varnish
- Replies: 1
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- Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:22 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Building a seat back
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2078
Thanks David, I'd been reading that thread and that's what got me thinking about building my own. I don't do much portaging except over sandbars around here. I've used a couple of different seatbacks, most of them broke eventually. I do alot of canoe fishing and after a couple hours of floating, not...