The ash edging was not glassed, but Posted by: g2d on Nov-01-12 4:25 PM (EST)
probably Mitchell ran the epoxy over the edges before varnishing. Check this out if you hadn't heard. Backlund apparently used hickory for edging. http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/view/articleid/31548/ I have an old 206 cm 90 degree wood, glass faced, metal tip wrapped New World that I treasure. I should have had Keith reduce the 90 degree and shorten it a bit, before he had a stroke and backed off on work.