West System epoxy - unbelievable !

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I just finished using the West System epoxy to repair my teak, louvered doors. Holy @!#$$%^ !!!

That stuff is awesome. I cannot believe how solid it can make crumbling wood !

The teak doors have many dovetail joints that keep the door together. Most of the dovetail joints had all been but cracked off from abuse and age. The door wobbled and eventually came apart. I thought that it would be easy to have some wood guy make me new ones or repair mine. Most wouldn't touch the job - and the ones that did, quoted prices in the $500-$700 range to reconstruct and or repair. That was NOT an option.

First, I repaired all the cracks in the wood by re-attaching any cracked pcs w/ the epoxy and clamps. Then, I used filler to fill any voids ( luckily there were not many and were in the backside of the door - (1) void; a 1/2" x 2" pc, I cut out and scarfed another pc of teak to fit like a puzzle. Then I laid out all the pcs ( ready for reassebly ) on a work bench and epoxied each door w/ clamps and a jig I built.

I let it go-off for a day and sanded any of the excess epoxy. I am blown away by the strength of the doors. They really look great and I did it for the cost of the epoxy, some cabosil ( thickening stuff ) and about (3-4) hours total labor --> $40 and a great finished product.