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They were my first boat projects and I had no idea how bad the stuff
was. Most of the voids are invisible until you suddenly find a weak spot. I built a nesting dinghy from 1/4' marine ply and am very happy with it. |
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) writes: They were my first boat projects and I had no idea how bad the stuff was. Most of the voids are invisible until you suddenly find a weak spot. I built a nesting dinghy from 1/4' marine ply and am very happy with it. You can actually find the voids in lauan underlayment by shining a strong light on it. I ran a small lamp with a metal shade which concentrated the light over it. The voids show up as red streaks. I can't find lauan underlayment locally any more. They sell meranti, which is better quality with no surface checks or edge voids, or virola which is light and flexible but more suceptable to rot. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-FreeNet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned |
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Da$^$%# Luan and Garbage Glue
I can't find lauan underlayment locally any more. They sell meranti, which is better quality with no surface checks or edge voids, Meranti and lauan are two different names for the same wood. The former if it comes from Malaysia and the latter if it comes from the Philippines. Mike -- Michael Daly ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Daly's Profile: http://www.highdots.com/forums/m963 View this thread: http://www.highdots.com/forums/t2963381 |
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