Epoxyworks articles about the practical use of epoxy by
builders and craftsmen in fields other than boat building.
Architectural Construction, Maintenance and Restoration
Summer in the city
WEST SYSTEM® epoxy is used in an architectural project sponsored by New York City's Museum
of Modern Art.
Revisiting a church window restoration
Looking back on an architectural restoration from the early days of WEST SYSTEM
epoxy.
Building a barbeque grill table
A permanent, all-weather structure designed to hold a portable grill.
Metal door repair
Making a quick repair with epoxy and 410 Microlight® Filler.
Building a planter box
An elegant solution to the problem of building a “cheap” planter box.
A quick architectural fix
Repairing areas of damaged exterior house trim
Fiberglass tub and shower repair
Fiberglass tubs and showers can be repaired the same way fiberglass boats are repaired
No visible means support
A technique to attach shelves to walls without brackets
Supported in style
A well designed car port project
Beam me up
Reinforcing a sagging beam with ˝ in. rebar and epoxy
Oak and walnut staircase
A unique spiral staircase designed and built by Dean Wolfe
Fence and gate construction
Construction without nails or screws
A laminated boat shelter
Curved laminated wooden columns and cantilevered tapered beams
Stabilizing a concrete block foundation wall
Using 2 x 4's, rebar and epoxy to prevent bowing
Vehicles, Equipment and Gadgets
Large scale event sculpture
Sculptor Keith Tucker carves large blocks of polystyrene to create sculptures on
a grand scale.
Upright bass repair
With West System epoxy handy, breaking an old bass fiddle is nothing to fret about.
Quick lawn mower repair
Tom Pawlak will attempt to fix just about anything with epoxy, including his
mother-in-law’s lawnmower.
Storm the castle
Building a trebuchet for a high school Science Olympiad competition.
Repairing a walnut gun stock
How reader Randy Barkley repaired a broken walnut gun stock with a 101 Handy
Repair Pack.
Building a grandson's Formula 1 Ferrari
John White uses WEST SYSTEM epoxy to mold a fiberglass
bod for a scale model electric-powered race car.
Repairing a hockey stick
G/flex's ability to absorb shock loads makes it ideal
for repairing hockey sticks at J.R. Watson demonstrates.
G/flex shoe
repair: a step in the right direction
Julie VanMullekom takes advantage of G/flex's flexibility
to rescue a favorite pair of boots.
Fortifying
a spare-parts "Scootboard."
Engineering a scooter that will stand up to stiff
competition.
Projects/tips from the shop of Jon Staudacher
Master builder Jon Staudacher turns his attention to race cars, winglets and an
innovative trailer.
Building an efficient icebox
You can build your own efficient custom icebox with WEST SYSTEM® epoxy
Repairing chairs with WEST SYSTEM® epoxy
How to repair broken spindles
Auto bodyork: a quicker fix with G/5 adhesive
Using G/5 to quickly repair a rusted hole in a body panel
Building composite fan shrouds
Improving engine cooling on city buses
Garbage disposal repair with epoxy?
Patching a hole in a plastic collar
Arts, Crafts and Model Making
A mile high in Huntsville
A high school model rocket club competes in the NASA Student Launch Initiative.
Big bicuspid
A Quebec sign maker thinks big by building an unusual foam and epoxy sign for a dentist
The limitations of statues
What to do when your shepherd gets cold feet and falls apart under a little stress.
Building the Number One Chair
Take a class that teaches you how to turn rough blocks of wood into an elegant,
sculpted chair.
What the . . .
A sculptor uses epoxy and clay to assemble and detail large ceramic figures.
Table top applications
One of the most requested article reprints from past Epoxyworks. How to cast a clear epoxy table top.
Bonding fasteners in high-density urethane foam
Tips for sign builders and anyone needing to get maximum fastener loading in foam.
Building the Number One Chair
Take a class that teaches you how to turn rough blocks of wood into an elegant, sculpted chair.
Repairing a historic statue
Maintaining a landmark on the Michigan State University campus.
Open Wide
Five times larger than life human mouth for a children's museum
Using Epoxy with Other Materials
One-shot pot repair
What you can do with just one shot of resin andone shot of hardener.
