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Re: Skin-on-Frame: waterproofing forms/stations
By:Sean Dawe
Date: 2/13/2012, 10:28 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: waterproofing forms/stations (Steve Crawford)

: Baltic birch ply...works great....I did tests by leaving a pc. in
: water and another pc. outside in the elements for months their
: was no delaminating whatsoever...

I used Russian Birch from Home Despot but not before I did some testing. I boiled it a few times, froze it a few times then threw it in a cup of water on my windowsill. It was there for a about three months before my wife insisted I throw it out. After all this, there was absolutely no sign of delimination. Even the end grain I sanded prior to the test was still smooth. That was enough for me so I'll use it again in the future.

Sean

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Skin-on-Frame: waterproofing forms/stations
james Adams -- 2/6/2012, 4:45 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: waterproofing forms/stations
Mike Savage -- 2/6/2012, 5:06 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: waterproofing forms/stations
John Abercrombie -- 2/6/2012, 5:21 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 2/6/2012, 11:31 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: waterproofing forms/stations
Dave Gentry -- 2/6/2012, 7:55 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: waterproofing forms/stations
Steve Crawford -- 2/6/2012, 8:04 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: waterproofing forms/stations
Sean Dawe -- 2/13/2012, 10:28 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: waterproofing forms/stations
Bill Hamm -- 2/7/2012, 2:43 am