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Re: Strip: Anybody really want some Redwood Strips
By:john faas
Date: 9/15/2010, 1:03 pm

: I am finishing a canoe built with reclaimed redwood strips from a
: deck. There is a fair amount of redwood left over, some stripped
: and some in 3/4"x13/16" sticks.
: This is 35 year old architectural grade clear redwood in lengths
: from 8' to 20'. The strips that I have made are 3/16" x
: 13/16" and they are pretty uniformly cut for homemade
: strips. Two thirds of the strips are weathered on one side - I
: cut three strips from a 3/4" board with a thin kerf blade,
: so only the center strip is unaffected by weather. There are
: probably enough strips to do another Wee Lassie II or maybe half
: of a kayak.

: I can either spend the time to carefully store these, burn them, or
: peddle them. They are too nice to burn IMHO, but I recognize
: that I may only be hoarding to "put them up".

: I am willing to make these available to others who would actually
: use them in short order. Don't ask if you don't have a project
: in mind and a burning desire to get going. If you fall into this
: category, let me know and I'll come up with a better inventory
: so you will know what I have and we can talk about a sale or
: trade.
Where are you and the strips located? I live in the Los Angeles, CA area and was thinking it might be interesting to make a redwood stripper. I have a SOF and finishing up a S&G so it seems the thing to do. Wondering about the cost for the wood plus the shipping costs.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Anybody really want some Redwood Strips?
John Eberly -- 9/15/2010, 11:49 am
Re: Strip: Anybody really want some Redwood Strips
john faas -- 9/15/2010, 1:03 pm
Re: Strip: Anybody really want some Redwood Strips
John Eberly -- 9/15/2010, 6:26 pm
Re: Strip: Anybody really want some Redwood Strips
Bill Hamm -- 9/16/2010, 2:31 am
Re: Strip: Anybody really want some Redwood Strips
Dan Mouw -- 9/17/2010, 10:04 pm
Re: Strip: Anybody really want some Redwood Strips
Joe Whitman -- 9/15/2010, 1:02 pm