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Material: Natural Fiber & Epoxy?
By:Kris Horrocks
Date: 8/1/2013, 6:23 pm

Hi all. I'm planning a build for this fall and am interested in more "natural" alternatives to conventional glass and epoxy. So far I've come across bamboo fiber cloth from Greenlight Surfboard Supply and "epoxy" from Ecopoxy Systems. Anyone have any experience with either of these or similar products?

http://www.ecopoxysystems.com/shop/uvpoxy-kit/
http://greenlightsurfsupply.com/bamboo-fiberglass.aspx
-and a surfboard example: http://www.grainsurfboards.com/2007/09/20/grain-surfboard-glassed-with-bamboo-cloth/

Thanks,
Kris

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Material: Natural Fiber & Epoxy?
Kris Horrocks -- 8/1/2013, 6:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/1/2013, 8:10 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 8/1/2013, 10:05 pm
Birch bark canoe
Jay Babina -- 8/3/2013, 8:23 am
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Charlie -- 8/1/2013, 11:14 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 8/2/2013, 12:05 am
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Matt Jakubek -- 8/2/2013, 7:06 am
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ancient kayaker -- 8/2/2013, 10:09 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 8/2/2013, 10:15 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 8/2/2013, 10:54 am
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Matt Jakubek -- 8/3/2013, 8:57 am
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Rick Crook -- 8/2/2013, 1:08 am
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Kris Horrocks -- 9/27/2013, 11:55 am