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Re: Strip: More Inlay material
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 4/8/2002, 5:33 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: More Inlay material *Pic* (Scott Ferguson)

Give it a shot. It looks pretty intriguing--especially cut into a design.

The only suggestion I can make is that as an inlay, it likely won't have much "structure". Make sure your deck otherwise is strong enough.

Shawn

: Here's another idea for an inlay. This is a cheap placemat that I bought at a
: garage sale (2 for a dollar). It's made of bamboo or some kind of wood, I
: don't really know, but covered (two coats) with epoxy it became quite
: stiff and again not really that heavy. This picture doesn't do this
: material justice. It's actually very colorful. By cutting a design of some
: sort into the deck of a kayak, I think I could just duplicate the pattern
: onto this epoxy covered placemat and glue it in place with some colored
: thickened epoxy. Does this sound like a valid idea or am I just flirting
: with disaster?
: SMF

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Inlay material *Pic*
Scott Ferguson -- 4/8/2002, 1:00 pm
Re: Strip: More Inlay material *Pic*
Scott Ferguson -- 4/8/2002, 4:40 pm
Re: Strip: More Inlay material
Shawn Baker -- 4/8/2002, 5:33 pm
Re: Strip: Inlay material *Pic*
Scott Ferguson -- 4/8/2002, 5:49 pm
Re: Strip: Inlay material
Shawn Baker -- 4/8/2002, 7:58 pm
Re: Strip: Deck strength
Scott Ferguson -- 4/9/2002, 12:41 pm
Re: Strip: Deck strength
Shawn Baker -- 4/9/2002, 5:29 pm
Staying in the gene pool 8)
Ted Henry -- 4/9/2002, 5:53 pm
Re: Staying in the gene pool 8)
Shawn Baker -- 4/9/2002, 7:04 pm
Re: Staying in the gene pool 8)
Ted Henry -- 4/9/2002, 7:44 pm
Re: Strip: Inlay material
!RUSS -- 4/9/2002, 8:04 am
Re: Strip: Inlay material
Scott Ferguson -- 4/9/2002, 12:48 pm
Re: Strip: Inlay material
!RUSS -- 4/11/2002, 4:18 pm
Re: Strip: Inlay material
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/12/2002, 7:43 pm
kayaking through a protest march
!RUSS -- 4/15/2002, 12:40 pm
Re: Strip: Inlay material *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 4/12/2002, 7:24 am
That's a hide scraper! :)
!RUSS -- 4/12/2002, 12:15 pm
Re: That's a hide scraper! :)
John Monfoe -- 4/13/2002, 6:31 am
shhhhh-don't tell
Tom -- 4/13/2002, 10:38 am
Re: shhhhh-don't tell
John Monfoe -- 4/14/2002, 7:43 am
Re: Blue hides
Scott e. Davis -- 4/12/2002, 1:24 pm
Re: Blue hides/green hides/white hides
!RUSS -- 4/15/2002, 1:45 pm
Re: Blue hides/green hides/white hides
Scott e. Davis -- 4/16/2002, 1:20 pm
Impressive people on this board. Wow *NM*
John Monfoe -- 4/16/2002, 6:36 am