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Re: Choice of wood
By:Dave Houser
Date: 8/12/2001, 2:40 pm
In Response To: Choice of wood (Mike)

: I plan on building a stich and glue kayak this fall, and have been looking
: around for plywood. None of the lumberyards around here (Winnipeg,
: Manitoba) carry okoume or meranti or luaun. One place will order okoume
: for me, but I have to buy a minimum of 25 sheets (ouch!). A few do carry
: 1/8" birch and oak plywood. I believe the oak and birch is just a
: veneer, I'm not sure what the core is made of. It looks quite nice. Would
: this suffice for a stitch and glue kayak? I am concerned that the wood is
: too dense or heavy for such a project.

CLC sells and ships Okoume plywood. 4mm 4' x 8' is $45.00 per sheet and will ship 16mm in thickness for $75.00. Ouch!

http://www.clcboats.com/

Messages In This Thread

Choice of wood
Mike -- 8/10/2001, 7:00 pm
Re: Choice of wood
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/14/2001, 11:38 pm
Re: Choice of wood
Bryan -- 8/13/2001, 6:46 pm
Re: Choice of wood
Wael -- 8/12/2001, 3:40 pm
Re: Choice of wood
Dave Houser -- 8/12/2001, 2:40 pm
Re: Choice of wood
!RUSS -- 8/10/2001, 9:08 pm