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Epoxy a burl before varnish help

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By Woodensparks - 5/23/2019 8:02:00 AM

I have a slab of elm ive leveled but I kept the burls dip as i love it.
However i am using epifanes varnish wich is a phenolic alcloyd resin anyway.
And ive read on people doing epoxy and varnish 3/3 on boats

I want to level the burl clear epoxy and then varnish. Im wondering tips/possibility/method  and if anyones done this before .
Im running a test today on scrap
By Woodensparks - 5/23/2019 12:06:03 PM

JasonFL - 5/23/2019 11:40:45 AM
Check out strip built canoe videos. Youll want to follow their instructions MINUS applying a fiberglass skin.It’s as easy as sealing the wood with a few layers of epoxy, sanding, then multiple layers of varnish. The reason I recommend watching the canoe videos is that their varnish finishing tips are valuable. Guillemot Kayaks on YouTube is likely your best resource for finishing varnish over epoxy.

Thankyou so much il check them out defo so it adheres well i guess so same otherway round too eg stain burl with my varniash thinned so colours even then epoxy and varnish off to watch kanooe vids lol