From: "Kirk Olsen" <kork4_at_cluemail.com> > Nice wood and nice craftsmanship, natural. Ugly wood or what was I doing > construction - paint. I'd agree here - I think that some folks go too far in showing wood. If there are several seam lines between pieces and the grain is wide and/or doesn't match, a nice paint job would be better. Many S&G kayaks look kinda cheap au naturel. Some Betsy Bays look good with just a bit of wood exposed and clean paint on the hull. OTOH, on a stripper with really well done contrasting strips (yer basic work o'art), it would be a shame to paint it over. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Mar 17 2003 - 10:08:56 PST
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