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General => The Shape Shack => Topic started by: Jradtke on February 26, 2015, 03:06:11 PM
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Has anyone vacuum bagged a wood veneer on the deck as a patch and to reduce heel dents? I've used 6oz carbon w 2 layers 4 oz s glass layers and it works, but I have enough Ash veneer leftover to do a vacuum bag deck patch. My main concern is will it be as effective as the carbon with 2 layers of 4oz s glass ? I'm using 1.5# eps.
Thanks
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I've vacuum bagged a couple of wood veneers on the deck that haven't dented yet. (Year) I don't own the boards but I see them regularly. 4oz Sglass, wood, 4oz Sglass.
These days I use one layer of 14 oz S-glass from Thayercraft as a deck patch. Works wonders.
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I did a 14' carbon race board over about 1.6 lb foam (they call it 1.5 but I measured more). I did 6oz carbon, then bamboo veneer, then 6oz E glass over the standing area. I also added an extra layer of 6 oz carbon where my feet are for 90% of my paddling (about 1 foot long under the deck pad) and added 3 more feet of 6oz E behind that where I would be stepping back on the board less often. I'm about 160 lbs, and do not have any dents at all.
Peter
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How thick is your veneer? I think its the thickness thats most important.
Glass, veneer, glass. Its a sandwich. ash is hard so it wont dent.
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My bamboo was just measured and I get it at about 0.5mm, but I think in theory many veneers come in a "standard" 1/42", which equates to 0.6mm. But maybe I'm splitting hairs here! I got some 4'x8' sheets which came to about $30 each after lots of hunting around. I got mine from www.bamboohardwoods.com a couple years ago, but when I look at their website now, I only see flooring....
Peter
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nice looking board 8)