...beautiful paddles Ken!
Long Lake and Blue Mountain Lake are two of my favorites...I don't get over that way often enough...it's been years.
...beautiful paddles Ken!
Long Lake and Blue Mountain Lake are two of my favorites...I don't get over that way often enough...it's been years.
Old, fat guy on the set of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" October '09
OK, I have jumped into the world of epoxy. I ordered some West, 105 & 206.
My question now is this;
I know by reading up on strip built canoes that when people fiberglass a canoe, they start by laying the glass on raw wood, then adding the resin & hardener. I know you can add additional layers of glass later, so that tells me that I should be able to coat the entire paddle with resin & hardener, and then add a layer of glass later, if I feel it's needed. Is this a proper assumption? Also, since I will be applying this system to mostly vertial surfaces, should I go with exactly their recommended ratio of resin & hardener?
Thanks,
Allen
Epoxy will adhere to epoxy as many times as you want it to. There is surface preparation necessary, so follow the manufacturer's instructions. Do not stray from the recommended ratios of resin/hardener.
Personally, the less fiberglass on a wooden boat the better. I use fiberglass for abrasion resistance only. If large areas of wood must be covered with a synthetic material, Xynole Polyester is far superior to fiberglass (and much more expensive; there are always compromises). And if strength is the goal, carbon fiber is my choice.
Allen, you have taken the first step into composite construction...start small and have fun!
Old, fat guy on the set of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" October '09
Thanks Nate,
At this point, I will stick to FG for my boat (it will be cedar strip canoe), because I want the benefit that FG has to wet out clear, and let all that beutiful wood grain show. However, now that I have made a completely wood paddle, I am interested in attempting to make another one, using a wood shaft, and a carbon fiber blade. I'm not sure quite how to do this, but I was thinking maybe a foam core with the carbon fiber to wrtap it?
I'll have to do several more searches to figure it out.