The neat thing about salted varnish is that it is a ONE-coat process. The practice has a long tradition; I didn't invent it. A savvy old guy suggested it to me ~ 15 years ago, and I have used it many times, paint and varnish.
Sand and Varnish for non skid?
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I did know about walnut, bead and sand blasting. I've sand blasted before. And I'd be washing fine sand out of my ears for days.
But walnuts as a no skid is news to me. When I was little, they would add silica sand to paint to give it a non skid affect.
I'm glad I joined. I'm learning a lot. I wonder what else they might use these days to add to varnish, or paint for a non skid affect?
I should introduce myself the the group. I need to explain I'm autistic ( high spectrum ) before people get angry at me. I don't understand how it happens. But, in the past, I would post too often, or my humor would be a bit too much for some etc. If people know I'm autistic they might have more room for me. I've had a really tough past. I'm here because I thought it would be a way to make some friends in the areas of my interests. I know that it's unusual for a woman to have skills ( fabrication and construction, electrical etc ) I tried to reach out to a local yacht club. But those men were not the most accepting of autism and female solo sailors. Here is a floor project I'm working on tonight. I'm replacing the sole under the head. I'm using treated wood for the backer, and mdo board for the floor and home made mahogany shims
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It is not considered a good wood species for exterior marine environments, but does hold up well on interior boat wood work.
My preferred woods for exterior boat work are iroko, teak, red grandis, sapele, mahogany (hard to find good pieces though today), white oak, black locust, southern yellow pine, Oregon pine. There are others but it can depend on where and what they are being used for. For example lignum vitae is an amazing wood for the right application.
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Welcome to the forums. If they will put up with some of my crazy questions, your good to go.
In response to your last edited comment. I cant find it. but i remember there was a result from a survey, or insurance compaany, cant remember which, floating around on one of the sailing forums a couple of years ago. If i remember correctly, the #1 injury/accident on boats was falling down the companionway.
You know a lot about wood. I learned that name Mahogany is placed upon many types of wood. Some are way better than others. I have the most heavy piece of iron wood in my stock. I'm not sure what I'm going to use it for. But I read it's worth about seventy five dollars for a square foot at a half inch. It's heavy almost like it's lead. But it's wood. So cool !!
For me, it's slipping on the deck and off into the water. I need to put my netting back up.
lol...me either. Actually i have never met an Orca. Hopefully one of these days then i can report back.P.s. Bad Orca. I've never met a good orca. So I have no way to compare
If you fail to report back, we will assume you met a bad orca. Take my advice. If you are swimming in the ocean and you see bubbles rising to the surface all around you, in a circle like formation, start swimming like a water logged bat out of hell.