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Re: Skin-on-Frame: What Wood - please help
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 2/22/2009, 9:59 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: What Wood - please help (MS)

My preference for building SOFs is white pine, but any white softwood should work fine. I'm very picky about the wood I use and will not tolerate knots, but many people build successfully with knots in the wood. From what I've heard, Harvey Golden has built many boats this way.

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Skin-on-Frame: What Wood - please help
MS -- 2/22/2009, 2:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: What Wood - please help
Brian Nystrom -- 2/22/2009, 10:04 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: What Wood - please help
Brian Nystrom -- 2/22/2009, 9:59 am
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MS -- 2/22/2009, 3:01 am
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Scott Holmen -- 2/22/2009, 11:06 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 2/22/2009, 8:17 am
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Kudzu -- 2/22/2009, 8:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: What Wood - please help
Scott Shurlow -- 2/22/2009, 3:56 pm