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Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
By:chris
Date: 5/8/2012, 9:38 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Dark Cedar *PIC* (Etienne Muller)

: Consider some American Walnut. It contrasts beautifully with cedar.
: It is a little more heavy though, so I use it fairly sparingly.

: Et

American walnut looks great! but it fades and blends in with the surrounding wood. That is what my last kayak did. I have switched to Peruvian walnut, seems to hold up better against the uv. Check out Redfish kayak, The king on his site us built using that wood.

chris

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Dark Cedar
Chris O'Connell -- 5/7/2012, 6:02 pm
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
John Messinger -- 5/7/2012, 6:37 pm
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
Douglas Lee -- 5/7/2012, 7:07 pm
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar *PIC*
Ian Johnson -- 5/8/2012, 12:19 am
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 5/8/2012, 3:19 am
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
chris -- 5/8/2012, 9:38 am
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scottbaxter -- 5/8/2012, 9:55 pm
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
Ian Johnson -- 5/8/2012, 9:00 pm
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/9/2012, 11:17 am
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
Etienne Muller -- 5/9/2012, 2:33 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/9/2012, 3:18 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/9/2012, 5:46 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/11/2012, 2:57 pm
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robert l -- 5/8/2012, 9:07 am
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Jay Babina -- 5/8/2012, 9:56 am
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Chris O'Connell -- 5/8/2012, 11:19 am
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
Marc Upchurch -- 5/9/2012, 9:57 pm