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Originally Posted by Grapenuts
go steal some from tagger....what he is using was made just for what you want to do.
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I heat my blanks to 200 degrees for 20 minutes(roughly) then seal with CPES... thinner than water ,, but it is death in a can .. I seal in a paint booth ,,wearing a respirator ,,with the fan s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g the air out the whole time ,, then I leave it on until they are dry to the touch .. I've done ceadar blanks for paul ( cpes makes plug surface hard) ,, he knows .. I don't think he liked it cause he called me smelly .. I'm not liking hard maple ,, maybe I got a bum piece ,, But I think its prone to splitting on impact of hitting the water .. can't prove .. I was going to try hard maple with screw eyes at some point as a final test . I think threw drilling and pulling the wedge in (noseloop) by cranking arse loop,,ain't good either.. But why bother when birch weight is good and more user friendly .. I will say hard maple darters dart nice .. havn't made the same in birch yet .. I plan on buying a 6/4 birch board when I hit the # .... Birch dowels at that diameter are to expensive . Thats where I am now with darters .. I feel the sealing is stella ..(cpes).. though I'm still looking because I'd like to meet my grandchildren .
