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Re: What other species are available?
By:Bill Mayberry
Date: 5/27/2011, 2:18 pm
In Response To: Re: What other species are available? (David Bynoe)

: 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.

Great suggestion......I'll take a look before I go any further with my cedar gunwales....

Thanks,
Bill

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