: Bill,

: First, nice yak! Very VERY Nice! She's got a style and classic beauty that
: will always turn heads.

Thanks. It has been pretty popular (no pun intended :-)

: Second, I used poplar on both of our yaks. Mine had two strips that looked
: axactly like the rest but when the epoxy touched it, they turned distincly
: brown. Have you had that happen to you?

While I did have strips of different shades, I could tell that from the beginning. I didn't see anything like you describe.

Bill