I just started carving one of my samples of Everwood and I'm really liking this stuff. It seems to be a little tougher than the HDU I have been using but most importantly it hardly crumbles at all. One of the things I hate most about HDU is the waste product. The crumbs from carving and sanding stick to everything! Anyone with any experience with HDU will know what I mean when I say "cookie crumbs." The Everwood seems to have something that reduces this. This is a fairly recent sample (also alot bigger than what I received from PB and Sign Foam), so I assume it is the improved formula. I'd appreciate any input on painting and gilding Everwood - if there are any pitfalls I can avoid I'd sure like to know about them as this is a last minute project. It just seems that perhaps with the "waxier" texture that maybe there could be adhesion problems?
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
Kelly, I have built seven signs from Everwood so far and no complaints yet. I too found that the dust problem we had with another brand is nonexistant with Everwood. You don't have to wash the dust out of the pores with water. Simply blow it off with an air hose. And, so far, the woodpeckers have left it alone. Posted by John Smith (Member # 1308) on :
Kelly, after extensive conversations with John Meeks, the sales manager with Everwood and airing my complaints and recommendations over 3 or 4 years, the new and improved formula is by far the best ever!! I, like so many here, have bounced around from brand to brand of HDU for one reason or another. It is a very good product....
disclaimer: I am not afilliated with ANY HDU company.
Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
Any comments as to painting it - w/wo primer? I'm planning on doing a background of decorative gravel on this - any suggestions for adhesive? I was thinking of trying fiberglass resin to set it in. I'm wondering if it will adhere well. Wayne, you take care of those little guys - could have made a fortune with them when someone was looking for holes but you missed the boat on that - too bad John - I'm thinking that this could become my brand of choice - have to look into suppliers in the North though. I think it is cheaper as well - am I right on that?
Posted by John Smith (Member # 1308) on :
Everwood makes their own two part epoxy and urethane adhesive. I use Elmer's Pro Bond polyurethane glue simply because it is available here at Wal-Mart. BUT... it has the longest shelflife after the seal is broken than the Home Depot brand or Gorilla Glue. I don't like to use hard epoxies with HDU because the glue seam is tuff to get down smooth. As far as primers go, I have used Jay Cooke's and Coastal Enterprise's FSC-88. FSC-88 comes in water based and petroleum based. FSC-88 sands better than anything I have tried so far. (dilute according to your needs) For more info on processing HDU, do the search thingy and you will find GOBS of good info on it. Good luck and have fun !!!
Posted by Peter Manzolillo (Member # 1062) on :
Does the Everwood need to be supported?
What I mean is - whenever I do a HDU sign that is going between two posts, I glue it to a backing of 1/2" MDO plywood. Learned my lesson after someone karate-kicked an unsupported sign in half!
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but you missed the boat on that - too bad ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)