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Re: Material: Where can I get White Oak in Minneap
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/9/2010, 3:28 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Where can I get White Oak in Minneap (Paul G. Jacobson)

: Mahogany might be nicest.

: I'd avoid red oak. I used it once and won't use it on a boat again.
: It rots much more easily than white oak.

: Have your friend in Minneapolis check his Yellow Pages phone book
: for hardwood lumber dealers in the Minneapolis area. Call,
: e-mail, or fax them to see if they have air-dried white oak for
: steam bending.

: Check with USPS to see if you need to put your boards in a box. You
: might be able to just slap postage and an address label on each
: one.

: There are a lot of white ( and red). oak trees growing in
: Minnesota. It shouldn't be difficult to find good lumber.

: PGJ

Epoxy coated red oak works fine. Have to keep water away from it or the wood turns black.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Where can I get White Oak in Minneapolis
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/2/2010, 3:20 pm
Re: Material: Where can I get White Oak in Minneap
dave -- 9/3/2010, 11:52 pm
Re: Material: Where can I get White Oak in Minneap
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/5/2010, 3:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/6/2010, 1:21 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/5/2010, 11:50 am
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dave -- 9/6/2010, 11:17 am
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Jay Babina -- 9/3/2010, 9:40 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/3/2010, 11:07 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/7/2010, 4:01 am
Re: Material: Where can I get White Oak in Minneap
Bill Hamm -- 9/9/2010, 3:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/3/2010, 12:36 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/3/2010, 8:01 am