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32 minutes ago, drzaius said:

Hey @Art that's a beautiful deck there. Is it ipe?

No it's not.  I looked at ipe, but it's very expensive, and the guy at the yard recommended kayu balu which is an Indonesian hardwood that is similar in many ways to ipe, but less expensive.  It isn't easy to work with (very dense and hard), but it looks great.  It's finished with Messmers UV Plus, so hopefully other than occasional touch ups, it should be good for many years.

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1 hour ago, Art said:

No it's not.  I looked at ipe, but it's very expensive, and the guy at the yard recommended kayu balu which is an Indonesian hardwood that is similar in many ways to ipe, but less expensive.  It isn't easy to work with (very dense and hard), but it looks great.  It's finished with Messmers UV Plus, so hopefully other than occasional touch ups, it should be good for many years.

Cumaru is another sub for ipe that looks great & is much cheaper. I've use Messmers on my ipe deck & to keep it looking like it does now, you'll be doing every year or 2. Several years ago I gave up & it has gone naturally grey. I like the look of it & it doesn't get nearly as hot under the full sun.

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2 hours ago, RichardA said:

Hang on, some of us are just getting together.    And go get a watch cap and hide those ears.

Aw not the ears.. I was thinking of getting them pierced. Whatcha think?

Don't you have some neighborhood kids to torment with the hose? 

 

 

BTW, I may FedEx overnight you a bottle of Glenfiddich 12 if you spray ol Ken down when he's walking up the porch in a few days.. Not saying I put you up to it...

 

Not saying I didn't.

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