William R. Watt wrote:

Brian Nystrom ) writes:

Well, I guess that's one difference between us. I'll use whatever
product is best for the application, rather than trying to save a few
cents, which is quite literally the difference when dealing with the
small quantities used on a paddle tip.

I've been in this argument before in rec.boats.building. There's a big
difference between the least cost material which meets the requirement and
the "best for the application".

I don't agree that polyester "meets the requirement" if you're bonding
glass to wood. It definitely doesn't work well enough for the way I use
a paddle.

It's true there is little difference in cost for the amount needed to
treat a paddle blade, but you can't buy resins in such small amounts. You
have to look at the cost of the least amount of resin sold and there
expoxy can double the cost of the paddle. Yes, you can claim that $20 more
for epoxy isn't going to send anyone to the poor house, but if you spend
double for everthing you do you end up doublign your cost of living. If
you can save 20% on everythibng you do its like getting a 20% raise in
salary and nobody would object to that.

You're obviously free to live your life as you wish and I certainly
appreciate the value of being thrifty, but there's a point where
"thrifty" crosses over into "false economy". IMO, this is one of those
cases.

...Rubbing oil
finishes is a good example. It actually REDUCES penetration, as the heat
causes the oil to cure more quickly, so it has less time to penetrate
before it becomes too thick to do so.


this from the guy who objected to vegetable oil because he claims it
DOESN'T cure.

I haven't changed my mind, I was simply referring to the effect of
rubbing on finishes that DO cure.