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Re: Material: Calling all Aussies!!
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/5/2007, 12:25 pm
In Response To: Material: Calling all Aussies!! (Rob Macks / Laughing Loon)

: I've a fellow in Sydney who was quoted $1000 to buy wood for a stripper.

: There must be a source for cedar is Sydney that's less expensive than that.

: Anyone have a source for boat building wood in Sydney?

: Rob

Hi again Rob,

Just had a thought, phillipean mahogany - luan, while having the bad distinction of being made into alot of cheap plywood in this country is a usable boatbuilding wood and comes from the far east so should be I'd think available in the land down under. It's actually a cedar with many of the characteristics of our cedars though as I remember it is slightly heavier and also slightly stronger. Might be a reasonable substitute.

Bill H.

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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon -- 10/4/2007, 9:04 am
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Bruce Moffatt -- 10/7/2007, 8:24 pm
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Wayne Poulsen -- 10/7/2007, 10:04 am
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Allan -- 10/7/2007, 4:14 pm
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Allan -- 10/7/2007, 4:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/5/2007, 12:25 pm
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David, Tasmania -- 10/5/2007, 6:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2007, 9:13 am
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QuicksilverMike -- 10/5/2007, 11:56 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/5/2007, 9:58 am
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Mike Scarborough -- 10/5/2007, 9:39 am
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Geoff Horsley -- 10/5/2007, 4:35 am
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Allan -- 10/5/2007, 3:26 am
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JohnK -- 10/4/2007, 5:59 pm
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Robin Boys -- 10/4/2007, 10:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/4/2007, 4:59 pm
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David, Tasmania -- 10/4/2007, 5:40 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/4/2007, 10:10 am