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Re: Strip: Staple-less
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 10/14/2015, 5:13 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Staple-less (Etienne Muller)

Has anyone ever tried Bjorn's strip it all in one go method, but aligning where necessary before the epoxy wash with a drop of superglue here and there between forms?

CA glue would work where the strips fit tightly, I think ....that happens only on the flatter sections with square strips. I used some strips with a sawn bevel on one edge for the Panthera (using up 'leftovers') and I should have either:
a) reversed the bevel to leave a bigger gap, or
b)tried wicking CA into the joint.
As it was, I got poor epoxy penetration and some of the joints moved during/after sanding.
I anticipated the problem of epoxying the staples, which Dan has referred to. So the epoxy application was a 2-step process, with the first shot only in the areas between staples, the second after the staples were pulled.
I think the 'Bjorn method' would work better with 'poorer quality' strips - square edged and leaving more gaps for the epoxy.
Like Dan, I found the epoxy made the sanding more difficult, but it wasn't a large issue since I was going to fairing compound pretty quickly. I definitely wouldn't try that method with a natural (wood-look) finish.
It could also be an idea to try Bjorn's method but with a colourant in the epoxy wash. Then hit the epoxy wash with the heat gun to get it to penetrate well into the joints, and then sand well and glass clear, no painting. All nail holes and gaps between strips would then have a colour. Red or blue would be nice. Or even Kermit green.
Et

Getting consistent-width gaps would be the trick to having a good-looking result, I think.
Perhaps laminating a strip of coloured veneer to the edges of each strip would be an alternative ? ;-)

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Strip: Staple-less
Mark N -- 10/9/2015, 7:55 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 10/10/2015, 2:12 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/10/2015, 2:37 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 10/10/2015, 7:49 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 10/10/2015, 9:41 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/10/2015, 10:29 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/10/2015, 10:25 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/13/2015, 12:19 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/13/2015, 3:00 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/13/2015, 4:36 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/13/2015, 9:49 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/13/2015, 10:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2015, 12:47 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/14/2015, 12:02 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/14/2015, 4:56 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/13/2015, 10:17 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/14/2015, 6:53 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/14/2015, 12:27 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/14/2015, 9:12 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/14/2015, 10:13 pm
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John Messinger -- 10/10/2015, 1:44 pm
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Tom Cooper -- 10/10/2015, 7:17 pm
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Dan Thaler -- 10/11/2015, 6:02 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/11/2015, 6:31 am
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Lou Farhood -- 10/11/2015, 5:30 pm
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Mark N -- 10/12/2015, 7:33 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/13/2015, 3:00 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/14/2015, 2:02 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 10/14/2015, 3:31 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2015, 4:46 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/14/2015, 5:19 pm
Re: Strip: Staple-less
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/14/2015, 5:13 pm