"Bob" wrote

2) Just last night I was washing off my 1/2" white cutting board and
ran some hot water over it to clean it. The board started to warp.

No problem! Just keep your boat out of hot water. (Always a good idea
anyway.)

I use epoxy embalmed plywood myself. You know, they used to build
whole boats out of that stuff, even without the epoxy.

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Roger Long

Roger Long wrote:
"Bob" wrote

2) Just last night I was washing off my 1/2" white cutting board and
ran some hot water over it to clean it. The board started to warp.

No problem! Just keep your boat out of hot water. (Always a good idea
anyway.)


That made me chuckle! Could be a problem for some of us though........



I use epoxy embalmed plywood myself. You know, they used to build
whole boats out of that stuff, even without the epoxy.

Wood??????

Interesting idea! I may have to start expermenting with that idea.
Where can you find that stuff?

Bob

Roger Long

"Bob" wrote

Wood??????

Interesting idea! I may have to start expermenting with that idea.
Where can you find that stuff?

It's pretty hard to come by since the hurricanes and all the post
storm construction. I still have few scraps in my shop that I'm
hoarding for special projects.

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Roger Long

Roger Long wrote:
I use epoxy embalmed plywood myself. You know, they used to build
whole boats out of that stuff, even without the epoxy.


Epoxy "saturated" wood is highly over rated IMHO (although
it does take a thread fairly nicely). The stuff will still
rot. Epoxy "saturation" helps a lot but it's really a
misnomer since it doesn't get more than about 1/8" into the
wood.

For that matter, wood will also warp if exposed to UV or hot
water, or if the grain is funny in a spot you can't see.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

"DSK" wrote

Epoxy "saturated" wood is highly over rated IMHO (although it does
take a thread fairly nicely). The stuff will still rot.

Yes, but to rot you have to have both rot spores and moisture over a
fairly narrow range. There are no spores left alive in plywood after
all the heating and processing and the Epoxy embalming (I know it
isn't saturation) will keep any new ones from getting to the wood. If
the through hull doesn't leak and is in a well ventilated place, it's
going to last longer than I am.

It's not often realized but rot does need a very precise moisture
range. It moves very fast when conditions are right, up to 3/8 inch
per day, but lies dormant the rest of the time. That's why you get
rot in places where there are moisture gradients or changes. It
increases the chance of conditions being just right.

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Roger Long