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P pappythesailor Member Mass. Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1566	P pappythesailor Posted posted on Wed, Jan 18, 2006 7:18 AM Thank you again for your support. I'm going to be glueing two pieces of grass matting to 3/16" plywood to make some corner cuts. For everything else, I'm just custom cutting wood strips of between 3/4" and 1" for the joists (depending on how close each bamboo "beam" is to that joist). Then just staple gunning the mats to the strips. It's not brain surgery, just takes time. Open question to Tiki Central: Has anyone tried lacquering lauhala matting? I have to think it would not only make it look richer but protect it from stains. But would it look too weird if it were shiny?

Thank you again for your support. I'm going to be glueing two pieces of grass matting to 3/16" plywood to make some corner cuts. For everything else, I'm just custom cutting wood strips of between 3/4" and 1" for the joists (depending on how close each bamboo "beam" is to that joist). Then just staple gunning the mats to the strips. It's not brain surgery, just takes time.

Open question to Tiki Central: Has anyone tried lacquering lauhala matting? I have to think it would not only make it look richer but protect it from stains. But would it look too weird if it were shiny?

Post #208412 by pappythesailor on Wed, Jan 18, 2006 7:18 AM