Chuck,oldsparkey said:I epoxy saturate the wood and then glass it for protection.
I use epoxy on my furniture projects, especially when I am using mortise and tenon joinery where I spread glue inside of the mortise and on the tenon, letting the resin soak in, then after a light hit on hte sandin' I'll apply the glue up expoxy to the mortise and then clamp things together. . . It makes it hard to fit the joints sometimes as things get mighty tight but that saturation coat really helps the epoxy hold things permanently. . . I have never had a joint I put together like that come apart on me. . . Even when I use cherry, where it LOVES to gap itself at the joints.oldsparkey said:I saturate both sides , besides adding some strength to the wood it offers the epoxy when you glass it something extra to bond to. Especially since the saturation coat has soaked into the wood. . .
I wouldn't hesitate to use the 10.00 per sheet, if I could find a couple of good clean sheets, which you usually can if you are patient and flip through the stack and maybe go to a couple of different stores if you have to. Lots of guys that build more boats than me use it and have great results.tx river rat said:I am going to add a little note to this,I have built 9 boats 8 out of laun and never had a problem ,and Chuck will testify that I use the heck out of my boats and they are not babied.
One note and I think this is important with any ply but the cheaper ply especially MAKE SURE THE PLY IS COMPLETELY COVERED AND ENCAPULATED IN GLASS.
Ron
Mine have been built from the 10.00 a sheet stuff
Steve, the manufacturers of plywood - so far, in all countries where its made - have definite standards of manufacture. They contradict your statements here. There are definitely different types and grades of wood and glues, designed for different uses and applications.Steve said:. . . actually all the makers of ply are using basically the same glues, ... and the epoxy basically overrides the glue already there. ... A thorough saturation coat , inside and out, will be the answer for all ply. . . cheap or expensive.
Steve ...Steve said:(some of the guys may disagree with me on this, but it is how I see it) once the boat is given a GOOD saturation coat before applying the glass, the epoxy basically overrides the glue already there.