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Re: S&G: plywood
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 7/15/2009, 1:13 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: plywood (Johne)

: I built a S&G canoe out of Luan about 10 years ago and I still paddle it
: around. The key is to completely seal the wood with epoxy, particularly
: the edges and ends. Keep it painted and dry it out after use. The main
: drawback is the voids and non-uniform bend quality of the wood. It is a
: real pain to cut a piece out and start to bend it into shape and have it
: snap in half due to a bad spot in the plys.

Ten years ago plywood was vastly better than it is today.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: plywood
bueller -- 7/13/2009, 5:48 pm
Re: S&G: plywood
Johne -- 7/14/2009, 12:05 pm
Re: S&G: plywood
Bill Hamm -- 7/15/2009, 1:13 am
Re: S&G: plywood *LINK*
Mike Bielski -- 7/14/2009, 9:50 am
Re: S&G: plywood
Kudzu -- 7/14/2009, 11:56 am
S&G: plywood
Jay Babina -- 7/14/2009, 9:12 am
Possibly order Okume
Jay Babina -- 7/14/2009, 10:07 am
Re: S&G: plywood
Bill Hamm -- 7/14/2009, 2:10 am
How long do you want it to last?
Kudzu -- 7/13/2009, 10:38 pm
Re: S&G: plywood
Charlie -- 7/13/2009, 8:17 pm
Re: S&G: plywood
Kurt Maurer -- 7/13/2009, 6:52 pm
Re: S&G: plywood
Dave Gentry -- 7/13/2009, 6:29 pm