KR> Rivets in wood - Did you use epoxy to strengthen/stabilize the wood fibers

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
No, I used recess rivets and counter sunk them. I did glass over the face of the false spar just to protect and re-enforce the wood, which I would do anyway. I put them in place and squeezed them with my vice grip. There is such a thing as a rivet squeezer, but they are fairly expensive. The ri

KR> Rivets in wood - Did you use epoxy to strengthen/stabilize the wood fibers

2008-10-12 Thread Dennis Mingear
thanks, i agree why buy when you can do just as well without .. Denny Dan Heath wrote:No, I used recess rivets and counter sunk them. I did glass over the face of the false spar just to protect and re-enforce the wood, which I would do anyway. I put them in place and squeezed them with my vice