Posted by surfncnow on 02/12/11 - 2:30 AM
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I would plain it down to 1/4 with all the cuts that will be done. Then I would coat it with West System epoxy. I would do 3 coats of epoxy with sanding between coats. After the 3rd sanding of the epoxy then apply 4 coats of varnish. The epoxy will create a water tight seal plus give the wood good strength. The wood will still look like you just varnished it and will not be able to tell if epoxy was used for the initial first coat.