Ok so first step was to cut all the plywood and coat it with two layers of epoxy<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n I don’t have any pictures of us cutting the lumber but here the beams \u00a0can be seen as we glue them.<\/p>\n Adding the reinforcement at the ends<\/p>\n Glueing one outside surface\u00a0 And the result<\/p>\n Now we can see the stack as it goes together. I used screws at about every foot to keep things aligned during the lamination. I found that you still needed the clamp pressure to eliminate voids. I also glued in stages since I found it easier to detect and fix any possible warp or sag on the beams.<\/p>\n One done the other getting ready<\/p>\n Showing the ends after being capped. You can notice some thickness difference in the boards. I basically only planed the rough boards up to the point they were smooth, just assuming more is better!<\/p>\n Shadow has two main beam. Identical construction one being a little shorter then the other. So a couple of the challenges Dimensioning the lumber. I had three boards\u00a0of 5\/4 ” x \u00a06″ x 20′ rough cut sitka spruce that needed to be cut and planed. Definitely a job requiring \u00a0 two people and lots of … Continue reading Beams!<\/span> ![\"beam_epoxy_plywoood\"](\"http:\/\/saideira.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/beam_epoxy_plywoood.jpg\")
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