Attaching the Deck

ewitzel

Curious about Wooden Canoes
Attaching deck to the inwales question- should the deck be simply screwed or should it be glued and screwed to the inwales? Is one method preferable to the other?
 
No glue. Use bedding compound. Shellac the faying surfaces, butter with bedding compound, then screw together. The shellac helps keep the oils of the bedding compound from soaking into the wood.
 
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Thanks for this information, and I was wondering is there a type and/or brand of bedding compound that folks favor?
 
Any brand will work. Check out bedding compound at Jamestown Distributors.
I like mahogany colored compound and get it at Sandusky Paint.
 
Paraffin on the screws is a great asset on reassembly into new wood; cant talk now i'm off to get more tide pods and one of those bundt cakes they hide under toilets.
 
Thanks to all for this information; I ordered interlux bedding compound from Jamestown Distributors. BTW, I find that beeswax on the brass screws works well.
 
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