Great job sir. Saw your video on Jeff's channel yesterday and was impressed. She turned out beautiful and I might just have to build one for myself as well... so then there would be at least two in Alaska.
This is an absolutely beautiful creation, but I'm concerned about the materials. Specifically the plywood. I'm unaware of any plywood, other than marine plywood, that can be weatherproofed enough to prevent delamination. Even glass and epoxy coated wood eventually succumbs to cracking, allowing moisture to penatrate. This also begins the process of rot from mold. But! Technology always advances. Are there treatments that prevent delamination and rot? I'd love to know. 😁
Not really... but I think it had more to do with the wood itself. Cheap wood caused lots of checking and the oil didn’t help at all. I’m going to refinish with penetrating epoxy and paint it.
@@iandickson2559 Thanks for quick reply. No easy answers on the fir/ pine checking problem. I built a 13ft canoe once from Radiata pine plywood ( sells as 1/4" fir in many places)& it's lovely stout wood to work with. My experiment was several coats of woodworkers glue brushed on the raw wood, then marine enamel inside & out. The job was ok but checked after a few years. For a " carry boat" I can still use it but if left in the water, sun/rain she would be toast in no time. That's ok. Her destiny is to one day become cut in half & I'll have 2 handy bookshelf units!
