This system is a well-worked-out system of products that facilitate “cold molding” wood into complex shapes that would otherwise be difficult to accomplish. The completed item is a laminate of thin wood strips or sheets, and epoxy resin; it’s light, strong, and not subject to the bane of conventionally used wood: rot. If you like, the work can be finished “bright” (natural) bringing out the beauty of the wood, but purists insist that the WEST SYSTEM™ is mostly plastic. In truth, the end result is a bit of both plastic and wood — the best of both. A more valid criticism is that the epoxy is dangerously toxic to work with. No two ways about it, you must be careful. Proper procedures are well developed in this literature, and seem to work OK if followed with discipline.
