Red oak gets this way, especially if the grain is not quite clear. Never used it on a canoe, but plenty of other projects - watch which way the grain is going.
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Red oak gets this way, especially if the grain is not quite clear. Never used it on a canoe, but plenty of other projects - watch which way the grain is going.
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My earliest resin and cloth experiences were based a similar “Didn’t know”. For few years I was reluctant to tackle even the smallest cloth and resin repair and would ask an “experienced” friend for help.
His “experience” was based entirely on auto-body repairs, using polyester resin, E-glass and Bondo from the auto supply shop. Not my proudest boatwork.
He was pretty good with autobody stuff though. We came off a trip when he backed his wife’s van into a rock wall, crumpling one fender. Before he went home he brought it up to my place, pounded out the dent, bondo-ed the wrinkle and painted it a matching white. He even hand painted in the missing section of red pin stripe.
I don’t think he wife ever knew.
Something from my current build:
There is a reason that they recommend using a clamp setup with a drillpress. I will probably end up repeating this, but I should know better:
There is a reason that they recommend using a clamp setup with a drillpress. I will probably end up repeating this, but I should know better:
