Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Red Cedar weight variation
By:mark
Date: 7/1/2001, 5:04 pm

I was at the lumber yard picking out cedar planks for my boat and couldn't help but notice the great variations in weight. Some planks seemed to weight 30-40% less than others. My guess is the grain density.

Choosing light boards could save alot of weight.

Any comments???

Messages In This Thread

Red Cedar weight variation
mark -- 7/1/2001, 5:04 pm
Re: Red Cedar weight variation
Doug K -- 7/2/2001, 5:42 pm
Re: Red Cedar weight variation
KenB -- 7/1/2001, 7:53 pm
Re: Red Cedar weight variation
Rehd -- 7/1/2001, 5:46 pm