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Re: alternatives to wood
By:Rob Forsell
Date: 8/10/2000, 8:11 am
In Response To: Re: alternatives to wood (CommonStriped)

: I think you might want to consider kevlar cloth layup, or possibly mixing
: graphite with epoxy. Ive done neither but have read more than once that
: these two things can add strength to your hull.

Does mixing graphite into the resin actually make it harder or more abrasion resistant?

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alternatives to wood
Paul Wild -- 8/9/2000, 8:27 pm
Re: alternatives to wood
bob -- 8/10/2000, 10:14 pm
Re: alternatives to wood
Vernon Lowery -- 8/10/2000, 9:56 pm
Idea to spruce up your alternate materails
Hafte -- 8/11/2000, 9:18 am
Re: alternatives to wood - I don't think so.
Erez -- 8/10/2000, 5:45 pm
Re: alternatives to wood
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/10/2000, 12:36 am
Re: alternatives to wood
CommonStriped -- 8/9/2000, 10:27 pm
Re: alternatives to wood
Rob Forsell -- 8/10/2000, 8:11 am
Re: alternatives to wood
CommonStriped -- 8/10/2000, 10:36 am
Re: alternatives to wood
Rick Thomas -- 8/9/2000, 11:39 pm
Re: alternatives to wood
Jerry Siegel -- 8/9/2000, 9:42 pm
Re: alternatives to wood
Mike Scarborough -- 8/9/2000, 9:20 pm