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Re: Skin-on-Frame: SOF first time builder. Which
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/7/2013, 12:41 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: SOF first time builder. Which type (Tom Cadotte)

For a SOF, white pine is the ideal, western pine works fine as well and is very easy to obtain. Cedar is a bit light for the gunwales, needs to be more tough to hold the mortices. Should be softwood though and since a SOF needs dried between uses rot resistance isn't a big thing.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: SOF first time builder. Which type
Tom Cadotte -- 3/6/2013, 4:51 pm
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Don T. -- 3/6/2013, 7:30 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 3/6/2013, 9:06 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/9/2013, 10:07 am
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Mike Bielski -- 3/6/2013, 9:22 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/7/2013, 12:41 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 3/7/2013, 4:08 am
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Tom Cadotte -- 3/7/2013, 7:48 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 3/8/2013, 12:38 am