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Re: Material: filler
By:daan daniels
Date: 1/12/2012, 4:24 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: filler (Charles Robinson)

: I agree. I tried slivers of wood, wood putty etc and my best
: results were from Dooky Smutz (thickened epoxy). It also keeps
: the procedure uniform. My Great Auk 14 looks like a patchwork
: quilt from all the things I tried. Make sure you use some light
: wood flour or white cabosil when mixing otherwise it is too
: dark.

: Charles Robinson
I use oat flour. The stuff you bake pancakes with. It gives the dooky smutz almost the same colour as the poplar I use.
It is very smooth and does not need sanding which I had to do a lot when I use wood flour.
Daan

Messages In This Thread

Material: filler
jwuts -- 1/10/2012, 1:23 pm
Re: Material: filler
Ken Blanton -- 1/10/2012, 6:34 pm
Re: Material: filler
Charles Robinson -- 1/10/2012, 7:48 pm
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daan daniels -- 1/12/2012, 4:24 pm
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dave g -- 1/10/2012, 8:32 pm
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jwuts -- 1/10/2012, 8:43 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/11/2012, 2:04 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/11/2012, 5:13 am
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Mike Bielski -- 1/11/2012, 10:33 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2012, 1:35 am
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daan daniels -- 1/12/2012, 4:30 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/16/2012, 3:27 am
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jwuts -- 1/12/2012, 8:35 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/11/2012, 10:25 am
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Jay Babina -- 1/11/2012, 9:21 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/11/2012, 10:24 am