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Re: Seeking: help choosing which kayak
By:Marc Upchurch
Date: 3/12/2015, 9:13 pm
In Response To: Re: Seeking: help choosing which kayak (kevin)

Kevin,

Here is Texas there is no good source of clear cedar.
I use Home Depot and Lowes.
The only thing good about them is that they don't get upset if you pick thru a stack of timber, particularly if you restack it nicely.
When I consider a boat, I go to several stores, pick out the best I can find. Usually 1-2 boards per store visit that will get me about 70% clear stock (notionally one knot).
Then I go back for weeks until I get enough and in the colors I want.

It is still a lot better than $9 a board foot. Around here I can get something like that, but I have to take whatever is delivered and they don't guarantee actually clear nor a color.

Think of it as a scavenger hunt.

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Seeking: help choosing which kayak
kevin -- 3/11/2015, 8:14 am
Re: Seeking: help choosing which kayak
Marc Upchurch -- 3/11/2015, 8:09 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 3/11/2015, 11:11 pm
Re: Seeking: help choosing which kayak *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 3/12/2015, 5:12 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/12/2015, 5:21 am
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mike b -- 3/12/2015, 7:41 am
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kevin -- 3/12/2015, 9:33 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/12/2015, 10:22 am
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kevin -- 3/12/2015, 11:54 am
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Howie -- 3/12/2015, 5:55 pm
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Pete -- 4/2/2015, 8:26 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 3/12/2015, 9:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/14/2015, 1:27 am
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rich -- 4/5/2015, 7:16 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/5/2015, 9:43 pm
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rich -- 4/6/2015, 8:57 am
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mike b -- 3/12/2015, 10:25 am
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Charles Robinson -- 3/12/2015, 3:00 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/14/2015, 1:31 am
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Pete -- 4/2/2015, 8:34 pm