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Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
By:scottbaxter
Date: 5/8/2012, 9:55 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Dark Cedar (chris)

: 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
Peruvian is very dark and I agree seems to hold the color but around here peruvian is a rich mans sport, is it less expensive in other areas?

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Strip: Dark Cedar
Chris O'Connell -- 5/7/2012, 6:02 pm
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
John Messinger -- 5/7/2012, 6:37 pm
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Douglas Lee -- 5/7/2012, 7:07 pm
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Ian Johnson -- 5/8/2012, 12:19 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/8/2012, 3:19 am
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chris -- 5/8/2012, 9:38 am
Re: Strip: Dark Cedar
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