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Re: Material: Introduction and redwood question
By:Kaspar Abbo
Date: 7/19/2010, 7:25 pm

: I'd trust Nick, but I wonder if he meant the glue bond between the
: strips was failing. There are/were a heck of alot of redwood
: stripped canoes built and never heard of any problems. Titebond
: doesn't like high temperatures and can soften and let loose if
: used on a dark colored deck that's left (used?) in the sun for a
: long time. But polyurethane glues work fine for that and better
: resist the higher temperatures, so that shouldn't be an issue.

: Never heard of any problems at all with the glass to redwood bond,
: nor have I ever had any. Havn't used it in quite awile, though
: I'd like to, our supply around here has pretty much dried up.

: Bill H.

Thanks Bill

Unless someone posts a really horrible account of some massive failure, I think I'll probably go for it. Thanks for the tip about the glue.

Kaspar

Messages In This Thread

Material: Introduction and redwood question
Kaspar Abbo -- 7/19/2010, 6:48 pm
Re: Material: Introduction and redwood question
Tom Yost -- 7/20/2010, 8:24 am
Re: Material: Introduction and redwood question
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/20/2010, 12:22 pm
Re: Material: Introduction and redwood question
Kaspar Abbo -- 7/20/2010, 1:02 pm
epoxy over oily woods
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/20/2010, 8:50 pm
Re: epoxy over oily woods
Jay Babina -- 7/21/2010, 9:46 am
Re: epoxy over oily woods
Don -- 7/25/2010, 11:34 pm
Re: epoxy over oily woods
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/21/2010, 3:46 am
Re: Material: Introduction and redwood question
Jay Babina -- 7/20/2010, 7:29 am
Re: Material: Introduction and redwood question
Mike Bielski -- 7/19/2010, 9:50 pm
Re: Material: Introduction and redwood question
Bill Hamm -- 7/19/2010, 7:02 pm
Re: Material: Introduction and redwood question
wwfloyd -- 7/19/2010, 7:59 pm
Re: Material: Introduction and redwood question
Bill Hamm -- 7/20/2010, 8:30 am
Re: Material: Introduction and redwood question
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/20/2010, 3:36 am
Re: Material: Introduction and redwood question
Kaspar Abbo -- 7/19/2010, 7:25 pm