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Re: Material: wood glue Titebond III instead of ep
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 7/2/2013, 1:03 am
In Response To: Re: Material: wood glue Titebond III instead of ep (Malcolm Schweizer)

Titebond III is not rated for use below the waterline. Go with epoxy. Try Raka Epoxy- it is about half the price of west.

I've never built a fuselage kayak before. Won't anything he's gluing be INSIDE the skin and not continuously immersed, even when paddled? Won't it dry completely between uses? Why do you need epoxy or even TB III for that?

I understand people use epoxy to coat the plywood afterward. I've always wondered why. It's got waterproof glue, so it's not going to delaminate. It just seems like an expensive way to add weight.

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Material: wood glue Titebond III instead of epoxy?
Leon -- 7/1/2013, 4:09 pm
Re: Material: wood glue Titebond III instead of ep
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/1/2013, 4:52 pm
Re: Material: wood glue Titebond III instead of ep
Mike Bielski -- 7/2/2013, 1:03 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/2/2013, 2:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2013, 9:15 am
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Mike Bielski -- 7/2/2013, 12:40 pm
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Leon -- 7/2/2013, 5:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2013, 1:52 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/1/2013, 5:20 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/1/2013, 7:24 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 7/1/2013, 7:51 pm
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Martin B -- 7/1/2013, 11:04 pm
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Paul Montgomery -- 7/2/2013, 12:40 am
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Daniel R. -- 7/2/2013, 2:40 pm
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Leon -- 7/2/2013, 5:56 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2013, 1:57 am
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Leon -- 7/3/2013, 8:48 am