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Laminated Denim Knife Handle Material Knife makers Cliff Fendley and Mike Carter decided to try their hand at making laminated denim knife handle material. After some research, they chose to use WEST SYSTEM 105 Epoxy Resin with 206 Slow Hardener to laminate pieces of denim fabric into blocks from which they could machine knife handles. […]
A 2-Story Deck Repair by Jeff Blackmon Above: Blackmon’s two-story deck is supported by 6×6 redwood posts resting on concrete footings. I needed to make a deck repair because there was wood rot at the bases of the support posts for my large, two-story patio deck. This bi-level deck has patio furniture on the top […]
by Captain James R. Watson Above: The United Methodist Church in Ludington, Michigan where window restoration was completed with WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy. Those working on projects that use epoxy for restoration and rot repair often ask, “How long will this last? Will the rot return?” At Gougeon Brothers, Inc., we have lots of in-house test […]
WEST SYSTEM 410 Microlight® to the Rescue! by Jim Derck—GBI Technical Advisor Above: Jim Derck describes how he used 410 Microlight in a metal door repair. Image: A knocker on a metal door. Photo by Felix Luo on Unsplash At the end of moving day, after many large items had passed through the doorway, our […]
by Brian Knight—GBI Technical Advisor My wife gave me the basic guidelines for a planter box she wanted me to build. First, keep it cheap. Second, she wanted an “L” shape. Third, she provided some rough dimensions. The design was up to me. Logic seems to abandon me when I design something, and this project […]
