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Strip: Dying wood strips *PIC*
By:Jeff
Date: 6/21/2010, 9:02 am

I've been looking at the images on the Redfish gallery and am really taken with this boat: http://www.redfishkayak.com/Geert_Fausagers_King.jpg

Does anyone have any idea what the woods are? Especially the dark wood around the sides of the hull. I've found the builder on Facebook but he hasn't responded to my query yet. Probably on an extended paddling trip.

Most of the really dark woods are really heavy. I was thinking about going with the darkest WRC I could find and using aniline dyes to darken it just prior to glassing.

Thoughts about dark woods? Aniline dyes? Will the epoxy make the dye bleed? Will Lassie rescue Timmy?

Jeff

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Dying wood strips *PIC*
Jeff -- 6/21/2010, 9:02 am
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/23/2010, 3:04 am
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/23/2010, 5:50 am
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Bill Hamm -- 6/24/2010, 12:48 am
Weights of kayaks...
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/24/2010, 8:01 am
Re: Weights of kayaks...
Bill Hamm -- 6/25/2010, 8:10 am
Re: Weights of kayaks...
Bill Hamm -- 6/24/2010, 1:04 pm
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Simeon -- 6/23/2010, 5:34 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/23/2010, 7:44 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 6/22/2010, 3:54 pm
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jeff mcgee -- 6/22/2010, 11:25 am
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Mike Hanks -- 6/22/2010, 1:58 am
Re: Forgot the pic *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/22/2010, 3:28 pm
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Bill Hamm -- 6/22/2010, 1:31 am
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Charlie -- 6/21/2010, 6:20 pm
coloring wood strips
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/21/2010, 4:12 pm
Re: Strip: Dying wood strips
Dean -- 6/21/2010, 12:25 pm