KBBS Archive 00,000

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips

Posted By: Nick
Date: October 02, 1997 at 09:44:44

In Response To: Using Epoxy to glue all strips (Monty)

I don't recommend it. I have not thought of a good reason to use epoxy between the strips.

You don't need waterproof because you will encapsulate the wood in epoxy when you are done so the glue will not get wet. The outer coat of epoxy will also soak into any cracks so most of the inter-strip joints will end up with epoxy in them anyway.

Epoxy is stronger (maybe), but yellow carpenters glue is stronger than the wood. What more is required.

Epoxy is toxic, has a short pot life and is inconvenient and expensive. Yellow carpenters glue is none of these things.

: I want to use epoxy to glue all the strips (hull and deck) on my kayak.
: I'm using bead and cove strips for the hull and square for the deck.
: The epoxy is three systems. I plan to mix small batches and apply with a
: brush. All comments more than welcome.

• Guillemot Kayaks

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Messages In This Thread

Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Monty -- Monday, 2 March 1998, at 7:14 p.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Nick -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:44 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Monty -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:44 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Nick -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:44 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Monty -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:45 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Rob Cochrane -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:45 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Monty -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:45 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Rick Rubio -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:44 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips: NO NO
Rob Cochrane -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:44 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Don Beale -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:44 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Rob Macks -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:45 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Bryan C. -- Monday, 2 March 1998, at 7:05 p.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Mark Kanzler -- Monday, 2 March 1998, at 7:05 p.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Monty -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:45 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
George Burns -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:49 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Monty -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 11:49 a.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Monty -- Friday, 31 October 1997, at 12:00 p.m.

Re: Using Epoxy to glue all strips
Mark Kanzler -- Monday, 2 March 1998, at 7:14 p.m.

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