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Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 2/28/2012, 5:20 pm
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood (Allan)

: If you lived in Australia, I could help. :)

: I have a supplier here that I have bought Paulownia from for the
: last eight or nine kayaks.

: I agree about the suitability of Paulownia. It helps keep the
: weight down.

Yes, it's awesome stuff. My friend had some that was actually lighter than Balsa, although his balsa was denser than most- still pretty impressive. If I lived in Australia I'd certainly have a good supply. I'm not sure why it is so much more popular there. It just hasn't caught on in the US as well. To add to the woes I live in the Virgin Islands so even if I find some I still have to ship it. Unfortunately shipping from anywhere other than the US is a hassle because of customs and CITES.

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Paulownia Wood
Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/28/2012, 10:16 am
Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
Ian Cummins -- 2/28/2012, 12:01 pm
Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/28/2012, 2:32 pm
Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 2/28/2012, 1:10 pm
Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/28/2012, 2:23 pm
Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/28/2012, 5:15 pm
Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
Allan -- 2/28/2012, 3:52 pm
Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/28/2012, 5:20 pm
Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
sskiff -- 2/28/2012, 6:22 pm
Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
Dave Gentry -- 2/28/2012, 8:06 pm
Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/29/2012, 8:13 am
Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
Dave Gentry -- 2/29/2012, 10:40 am
Re: Seeking: Paulownia Wood
Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/29/2012, 3:18 pm