: No scales but it's light weight. That is why I have saved this board for a
: special paddle(s). It is amazingly light wood. Wish I had a barn full of
: it.

: The outer board is Mystery Wood. It was a very large piece, 3" x
: 13" and was used as a diving board on a boat house before I salvaged
: it. I have always assumed it was old growth WRC but the grain does look
: just like mahogany, I agree.

: The house was once owned by a fellow known for putting WRC everywhere when
: hre remodeled them! Every house he owned (and owned quit a few in the area
: in the 60's) had WRC trim and siding and he often used it inside. He even
: built the Boathouses with it as siding and often times the framing. I
: never learned his supplier but he loved the stuff. So I have always
: assumed that it what it was.

Way back in my memory (don't ask me from where) I remember that the old wood diving boards were mahogany, a very common wood (used to be anyway) for marine applications. It's pretty light weight too. Now days nearly impossible to find at a reasonable (and sometimes unreasonable) price.

(lots of brackets huh? )

Bill H.