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Re: Another Beauty!
By:Joe Greenley
Date: 1/20/2000, 7:50 pm
In Response To: Re: Another Beauty! (Kent LeBoutillier)

> Hi Joe, My boat looks kinda like your crate! Beautiful job. What type of
> wood is the dark stuff?

Hello Kent,

If you really search the lumber yards you can sometimes come across some western red cedar that is very very dark, especially after the epoxy hits it. Other dark woods that have worked well for me are redwood and walnut (albeit quite a bit heavier than cedar or redwood).

Joe

Messages In This Thread

Australia Bound - Photo
Joe Greenley -- 1/20/2000, 3:34 am
Re: Australia Bound - Photo
tracy -- 1/28/2000, 10:58 pm
Re: Australia Bound - Photo
Joe Greenley -- 1/29/2000, 1:32 am
Elegantly Gorgeous
mike allen -- 1/25/2000, 12:37 am
Zowee!!!
Brian T. Cunningham -- 1/20/2000, 6:41 pm
Re: Australia Bound - Photo
Marcelo -- 1/20/2000, 2:35 pm
Re: Australia Bound - Photo
Hank -- 1/20/2000, 12:29 pm
Another Beauty!
Pete Roszyk -- 1/20/2000, 9:54 am
Re: Another Beauty!
Joe Greenley -- 1/20/2000, 11:25 am
Re: Another Beauty!
Kent LeBoutillier -- 1/20/2000, 11:32 am
Re: Another Beauty!
Joe Greenley -- 1/20/2000, 7:50 pm
Re: Another Beauty!
Scotty -- 1/20/2000, 5:55 pm