How to laminate wood with epoxy for wooden boat building (part 1 of 2) how to laminate wood with epoxy for wooden boat building - diy- how to apply "liquid glass" epoxy resin on almost any. A wide range of resins are commercially available today. there are three main types of resins for boat building: epoxy resins : these resins are suitable for wood boats, since they are less porous than the rest of the available types and present a remarkable ability to cover fillings.they are the most expensive type of resins.. Epoxy resins and hardeners are universally used in boat building due to their superior holding power and ease of use. in its thickened state it is used as a strong filler and for a range of joints that do away with more traditional fastenings. a large supply of cheap wooden tongue depressors is useful for mixing and applying epoxy resin..
Much depends on the type of wooden boat you have. many types of wooden boat construction don't lend themselves well to epoxy. cpes (brand) or other penetrating epoxy is a waste of time, money and effort, but go for it if you have plenty to spare.. Epoxy resins. home boat building has been revolutionized by the advent of epoxy resins. epoxies not only glue but have remarkable gap filling capabilities. this means that joints do not have to be perfectly tight fitting. so a beginner can now build a structurally sound boat without much woodworking experience.. I can assure you after building my non traditional wooden boat, epoxy is not crap, nor is crap epoxy. i can attest that the crap of some species sticks to things almost as well as epoxy (laundry in particular), so if you want traditional and organic, you may want to spread dung anywhere googe might have been called for..
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