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Re: 20' white cedar
By:Dean Trexel
Date: 9/7/1999, 6:01 pm
In Response To: Re: 20' white cedar (Larry C.)

I, too, would like to know more. Does it have a noticeable grain? I've seen some basswood for carving, and if memory serves, it was very uniform, kind of like balsa. My only concern is that I'd make a wood boat and it wouldn't look like wood...

Dean

> Dean, check out Basswood. It should be a local wood to your area. It's
> almost as light as cedar, light in color and I have found it locally for
> $1 a board foot (rough cut but almost clear).

> Larry C.

Messages In This Thread

20' white cedar
Dean Trexel -- 9/7/1999, 4:31 pm
Thanks to all
Dean Trexel -- 9/8/1999, 5:06 pm
Re: 20' white cedar
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/8/1999, 10:00 am
Scarfing
Jay Babina -- 9/8/1999, 9:20 am
Re: 20' white cedar
Mike Scarborough -- 9/7/1999, 8:42 pm
Re: scarfing
Don Beale -- 9/7/1999, 8:05 pm
Re: scarfing
mike allen -- 9/7/1999, 9:45 pm
The complete trick
mike allen -- 9/8/1999, 11:56 am
Re: 20' white cedar
Pete Campbell -- 9/7/1999, 7:30 pm
Re: 20' white cedar
Dean Trexel -- 9/7/1999, 7:58 pm
Re: 20' white cedar
Larry C. -- 9/7/1999, 5:24 pm
Re: 20' white cedar
Dean Trexel -- 9/7/1999, 6:01 pm
Re: 20' white cedar
Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks -- 9/8/1999, 12:01 pm
Re: 20' white cedar
Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks -- 9/8/1999, 12:04 pm
Re: Basswood
Hank -- 9/7/1999, 5:52 pm
Re: Basswood vs. cedar weights
Dean Trexel -- 9/7/1999, 6:51 pm
Re: Basswood vs. cedar weights
Larry C. -- 9/7/1999, 7:59 pm
Re: Basswood
Larry C. -- 9/7/1999, 6:21 pm