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Scotty,
Where do you get the pine wood flour? I know RAKA sells Maple ...do they sell pine too? Brian -- http://www.advantagecomposites.com/tongass -- My 22' Tolman Skiff project http://www.advantagecomposites.com/catalog -- Discounted System Three Resins products .. "Backyard Renegade" wrote in message om... (William R. Watt) wrote in message ... "Brian D" ) writes: Cotton fibers or wood flour are better for your size of boats, Scotty ...can't remember the WEST designations for these (and you have to ask them what is in many of their fillers anyway...) I've got good wood four by sifting sawdust through a fine sieve, in small quantities. The seive I use is for straining tea. GA has noted here before that ordinary flour sives are too coaurse for getting good wood flour from sawdust. Yeah, but for 10 bucks I get a bucket of beautifully ground powder, enough for half a season. Remember, many of my boats are clearcoated for customers so I must match textures and colors too. But even with my big painted plywood skiffs, I would not go scratching through a pile of sawdust looking for a tin of powder, it is just to cheap to buy it. I am not a fanatic, I have grabbed a handfull of sander dust in a pinch, but I got the color matching down pretty good with the pine and maple and combinations of the two. Scotty |
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"Brian D" wrote in message news:A3Enc.17068$z06.2909008@attbi_s01...
Scotty, Where do you get the pine wood flour? I know RAKA sells Maple ...do they sell pine too? Yes, Larry sells both. And I find that taking mahogany flour from my sander makes muck that is too dark to match the rest of the project. Scotty Brian -- http://www.advantagecomposites.com/tongass -- My 22' Tolman Skiff project http://www.advantagecomposites.com/catalog -- Discounted System Three Resins products . "Backyard Renegade" wrote in message om... (William R. Watt) wrote in message ... "Brian D" ) writes: Cotton fibers or wood flour are better for your size of boats, Scotty ...can't remember the WEST designations for these (and you have to ask them what is in many of their fillers anyway...) I've got good wood four by sifting sawdust through a fine sieve, in small quantities. The seive I use is for straining tea. GA has noted here before that ordinary flour sives are too coaurse for getting good wood flour from sawdust. Yeah, but for 10 bucks I get a bucket of beautifully ground powder, enough for half a season. Remember, many of my boats are clearcoated for customers so I must match textures and colors too. But even with my big painted plywood skiffs, I would not go scratching through a pile of sawdust looking for a tin of powder, it is just to cheap to buy it. I am not a fanatic, I have grabbed a handfull of sander dust in a pinch, but I got the color matching down pretty good with the pine and maple and combinations of the two. Scotty |
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I've tried mahogany too ...it sure turns dark when put into epoxy. I found
that the best way to get fillets that match the wood panels perfectly is to paint them all (yuk yuk.) My boat (see links below) will have a cedar strip pilot house ceiling with a 1/8" layer of mahogany laminated onto the top for a little more impact resistance, and wood trim on the dash and bunk seats, but otherwise will be all paint... Brian -- http://www.advantagecomposites.com/tongass -- My 22' Tolman Skiff project http://www.advantagecomposites.com/catalog -- Discounted System Three Resins products .. "Backyard Renegade" wrote in message om... "Brian D" wrote in message news:A3Enc.17068$z06.2909008@attbi_s01... Scotty, Where do you get the pine wood flour? I know RAKA sells Maple ...do they sell pine too? Yes, Larry sells both. And I find that taking mahogany flour from my sander makes muck that is too dark to match the rest of the project. Scotty Brian -- http://www.advantagecomposites.com/tongass -- My 22' Tolman Skiff project http://www.advantagecomposites.com/catalog -- Discounted System Three Resins products . "Backyard Renegade" wrote in message om... (William R. Watt) wrote in message ... "Brian D" ) writes: Cotton fibers or wood flour are better for your size of boats, Scotty ...can't remember the WEST designations for these (and you have to ask them what is in many of their fillers anyway...) I've got good wood four by sifting sawdust through a fine sieve, in small quantities. The seive I use is for straining tea. GA has noted here before that ordinary flour sives are too coaurse for getting good wood flour from sawdust. Yeah, but for 10 bucks I get a bucket of beautifully ground powder, enough for half a season. Remember, many of my boats are clearcoated for customers so I must match textures and colors too. But even with my big painted plywood skiffs, I would not go scratching through a pile of sawdust looking for a tin of powder, it is just to cheap to buy it. I am not a fanatic, I have grabbed a handfull of sander dust in a pinch, but I got the color matching down pretty good with the pine and maple and combinations of the two. Scotty |
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