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Re: What other species are available?
By:David Bynoe
Date: 5/27/2011, 11:56 am
In Response To: Re: What other species are available? (Bill Mayberry)

: Hey Paul, it's a long story but I've considered all your
: suggestions. In these parts, finding clear wood of any kind is
: like finding hens teeth.... When it can be found, it's really
: expensive.

Just a thought, go wander over to the spruce/pine 2x12's Look for a center cut board with clear edges and knots down the middle, or anything that you can sight a coupe clear gunwales out of. Basically just cut out the clear part out of the non clear board, use the left over bits for jigs and braces.
Ive picked up some boards that have insanely tight growth rings with 3 inches of clear wood on each edge, and a centre that is absolute garbage, usually they are splitting in the middle so the yard will give you a discount.

Messages In This Thread

Material: 15' Clear Cedar for gunwales
Bill Mayberry -- 5/26/2011, 8:52 am
Re: Material: 15' Clear Cedar for gunwales
David Bynoe -- 5/26/2011, 10:27 am
Re: Material: 15' Clear Cedar for gunwales
Bill Mayberry -- 5/26/2011, 1:54 pm
Re: Material: 15' Clear Cedar for gunwales
Roger -- 5/26/2011, 12:41 pm
Re: Material: 15' Clear Cedar for gunwales
Bill Mayberry -- 5/26/2011, 1:18 pm
What other species are available?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/26/2011, 9:49 pm
Re: What other species are available?
Bill Mayberry -- 5/26/2011, 11:12 pm
Re: What other species are available?
ancient kayaker -- 5/27/2011, 12:18 am
Re: What other species are available?
Bill Mayberry -- 5/27/2011, 7:28 pm
Re: What other species are available?
Bill Hamm -- 5/27/2011, 8:30 am
Re: What other species are available?
Bill Mayberry -- 5/27/2011, 2:16 pm
Re: What other species are available?
David Bynoe -- 5/27/2011, 11:56 am
Re: What other species are available?
Bill Mayberry -- 5/27/2011, 2:18 pm
Re: What other species are available?
Bill Hamm -- 5/27/2011, 11:17 pm
Re: What other species are available?
Bill Mayberry -- 5/27/2011, 11:56 pm
Re: What other species are available?
Bill Hamm -- 5/28/2011, 12:02 am
Re: What other species are available?
Kenneth Sutherland -- 5/31/2011, 7:30 am
Re: Material: 15' Clear Cedar for gunwales
West -- 5/27/2011, 11:17 pm
Re: Material: 15' Clear Cedar for gunwales
Bill Mayberry -- 5/27/2011, 11:54 pm