Recent content by Jim Dodd

Saws are safer ! But Axes are fun ! I take a saw. At my Age I don't need to cut much wood, and definitely don't need to lose any blood ! Jim

Now I'm Hungry ! Thanks ! Ha, love new recipes. Jim

Fun video ! Definitely Challenging ! Did you win ? I'd consider Finishing as Winning ! Thanks ! Looked like fun ! Jim

How the strip ends match up on the center line, of the football, isn't critical in how the hull preforms, but it is pleasing visually. There are many factures that effect this. I try for that visual effect. I've been giving my Jimmie clamps a work out , with my new build. They are so handy ...

Good ! Thanks for putting my mind at ease ! I'd say you can relax about the bonding issues. I've always said when in doubt ? Test. Carry on ! Jim

Flip the piece, glass side up, and test. That will test the bonding strength of the epoxy. You want to test the bonding ability, more than say a rock, from the outside. Another way to test, is take a pliers and pull the edge of the cloth away from the wood. I've pulled delaminated cloth from...

Yeah not something I would try. Bonding depends on the make up of the paint. Back in the Polyester Resin days, I heard stories of guys Varnishing a hull, before applying glass with Polyester resin. I can't confirm, as I had not seen one, done that way. If you had bent the wood, away from...

Gunnels get a lot of stress, but paddles, the most, in my thinking. If Titebond III, has worked for others, on paddles, and gunnels ? I'd say stick with it ! It would be a lot easier to work with, than epoxy, that's for sure ! I'll still stick with epoxy, for gunnel lamination, and if I...

I have also felt that Titebond III, to be softer, and more difficult to sand. Yes, more flexible, so maybe good and bad. Just not perfect. Agreed. Jim

Thanks Glenn, for sharing that test ! Though it didn't make a comparison of water soaking, I still wonder, if say Titebond III, was compared to epoxy, in that respect. Paddles are usually coated with a Polyurethane, or such, to water proof the blade. So that would change the effect. Maybe...

I've been working on several projects, that involve Water Proof, Wood Glue, at the Wood Shop lately. Getting my hands coated with a little wood glue. I let the glue go for a few hours, before washing it off. Washed right off with cold water. That got me to thinking, how Epoxy would never...

At my age ? I use the paddles as walking sticks . Jim

The Rice bags remind me of my Poor Man's vacum bagging ! I just used sand and plastic. It Works. Jim

Youngest son in my First Pearl. For his first paddle of the year. Always fun to see someone else paddle my canoes.

Nothing beats that First Spring Paddle ! The Ahh feeling, of the first lift of the paddle. The forward glide of that first stroke. The alertness required of balance, and the comfort of knowing your body, can still keep you upright. My Internal Batteries are now Recharged ! I can again take on...