I'm joining the chorus against using epoxy. I tried it once. The epoxy sagged and dripped, so I had to sand it down. But I accidentally sanded down to the wood, so I had to reapply the epoxy, which sagged again, so more sanding (more carefully this time). Then I applied a coat or two of polyurethane for UV protection. In the end I had a wood paddle that felt like plastic and had a too-smooth finish that grabbed when wet. I was so disatisfied, I sanded it all off and applied tung oil instead. Never again. BTW, if you decide on an unfinished paddle, be sure to wet it to raise the grain before you do the final sanding. I failed to do this with my first paddle, and the grain raised enough during my first trip with it (in the Broken Group) to cause blisters. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 11 2007 - 10:27:22 PDT
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