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Re: 20' white cedar
By:Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks
Date: 9/8/1999, 12:04 pm
In Response To: Re: 20' white cedar (Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks)

> Dean, Here is a photo showing basswood on the deck of my Loon ST. This is
> only glassed and the photo has some glare, but it might give you some
> idea. The basswood is the center light 2wo strips and the 4 light strips
> between the two darker (dark red cedar) strips. The rest of the wood is
> light-medium red cedar.

> Basswood works like butter. You can bend the strips into really complex
> curves very easily with no worry about breaking. It is extremely
> resiliant, cuts easily, and, with some selection, you can get bery light
> weight wood. There isn't a lot of grain, but it definitely looks like
> wood. Hopes this helps.

> Grant

Did this in a hurry - I really can speell 8-). Grant

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