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Re: What was I thinking.
By:Eric Schade (shearwater Boats)
Date: 2/29/2000, 7:05 pm
In Response To: What was I thinking. (Dale Frolander)

Again, i would prefer pencil if you are marking on bare wood, the pen will bleed into the wood and make a mess. I am not sure, but epoxy may smudge some inks too.

> Ok, Ok, just because mine was the first answer doesn't mean it was the
> best. I'll blame it on it being late last night, but I don't know why I
> was thinking it should be so difficult. I'm sure if Ross could, he'd run
> his kayak through the laser printer and print it directly onto the wood.

> I'd try the other idea of just signing the wood and fiberglassing over it.
> First try as many pens as possible on a separate piece of wood noting
> which pen is which. Then apply some cloth and resin and see which one
> works the best.

> Good luck. My advice is worth just about what you paid for it.

> Dale

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy over paper and ink
Brian G. -- 2/29/2000, 1:52 am
in a similar vein
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/29/2000, 8:33 pm
ID number?
Dale Frolander -- 3/1/2000, 2:15 am
Re: ID number?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/1/2000, 8:53 pm
Re: ID number?
Ian Johnston -- 3/1/2000, 3:04 am
Re: ID number?
Tony -- 3/1/2000, 5:15 pm
Re: ID number?
Bill Heuser -- 3/1/2000, 6:11 am
Re: higgly-piggly
Ian Johnston -- 3/1/2000, 7:17 pm
Re: ID number?
Ross Leidy -- 3/1/2000, 10:08 am
Re: ID number?
Jason -- 3/2/2000, 12:44 pm
Re: ID number?
Grant Goltz -- 3/2/2000, 12:51 pm
Re: ID number?
Jason -- 3/2/2000, 12:56 pm
Re: ID number?
Grant Goltz -- 3/2/2000, 1:04 pm
Re: ID number?
Jason -- 3/2/2000, 1:07 pm
Re: ID number?
Grant Goltz -- 3/2/2000, 1:11 pm
Re: I can't blame you
Shawn Baker -- 3/1/2000, 1:43 pm
Re: I can't blame you
garland reese -- 3/3/2000, 4:47 pm
Re: I can't blame you
Chris Bush -- 3/2/2000, 1:34 pm
Re: I can't blame you
Ross Leidy -- 3/1/2000, 2:05 pm
Re: I can't blame you
Bill Pendlebury -- 3/1/2000, 3:30 pm
Re: ID number?
Dave Colant -- 3/1/2000, 12:27 pm
Re: Michigan is great
Ross Leidy -- 3/1/2000, 12:59 pm
Re: ID number?
Hank -- 3/1/2000, 10:24 am
Re: Epoxy over paper and ink
John Michne -- 2/29/2000, 7:06 pm
What was I thinking.
Dale Frolander -- 2/29/2000, 5:27 pm
Re: What was I thinking.
Eric Schade (shearwater Boats) -- 2/29/2000, 7:05 pm
Re: Epoxy over paper and ink
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/29/2000, 4:56 pm
Re: Epoxy over paper and ink
Dan Lindberg -- 2/29/2000, 2:17 pm
Re: Epoxy over paper and ink
Brian Wegener -- 2/29/2000, 10:24 am
Re: Epoxy over paper and ink
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/29/2000, 9:17 am
Re: Epoxy over paper and ink
Eric Schade (shearwater Boats) -- 2/29/2000, 7:03 pm
Re: Epoxy over paper and ink
Spidey -- 2/29/2000, 11:07 pm
Hi-tek carbon
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/1/2000, 10:11 am
Re: Hi-tek carbon
Rick -- 3/2/2000, 9:53 pm
Re: Epoxy over paper and ink
Steve Nieman -- 2/29/2000, 8:37 am
Re: Epoxy over paper and ink
Dale Frolander -- 2/29/2000, 5:12 am
Re: Epoxy over paper and ink
Brion -- 2/29/2000, 9:12 am
Re: rice paper sources
addison -- 2/29/2000, 10:31 am