Advice on base finishes

[Grainger49]

Back in the 70s when I was working on furniture spar varnish didn't get a hard finish, it stayed tacky.  Does it harden now?

 

[tuffy_puppy]

hey grainger,  it is the epoxy that sets like a stone.  the varnish is to tint and allow for refinishing after i bang it up and i do.  i haven't noticed the varnish being tacky.  cold sea water??  anyway would you mind letting me know that you see this?  i do not know how this works and am wandering around in the dark here.  thanks, don

 

[jrebman]

Hey Don,

Just so you know, the reason I can't see the pics is because I'm blind, not necessarily because they didn't post.  Sorry, I forget that not everybody is aware of that.

BTW, back in 1984 I was on a wooden boat pilgrimage to Maine and came dangerously close to buying a fully restored Rushton Princess sailing canoe.  Even back then it was close to $4000.  I have no idea what they're worth today, but this was an immaculate specimen.  Not really suitable for the Columbia River though .

-- Jim

 

[tuffy_puppy]

so jim,  must be using a braille system, huh?  me?  i still have one eye left.  guess we have all the fun, huh?.........please tell me about your stuff (audio) when time allows, ok?  i use audio nirvana super 12s for speakers.  a decware cd player.  my computer streaming and that is it!  oh yeah,  and i hum a lot.  please tell me more about your bottlehead addiction.  don pettit, long beach, washington

 

[jrebman]

Don,

Nope, I use a screen reader for my computer -- reads the screen back to me in a synthesized voice.  I lost my sight when I was 31, so not a fluent braille reader.

I'll send you PM about my system and other goodies so as to not go too far astray with this thread.

-- Jim