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Re: Used wood
By:Grant Goltz
Date: 9/17/1999, 12:51 pm
In Response To: Re: Used wood (Don Beale)

>Once I saw a strip-boat built out of the remains of a redwood wine vat from an
> old winery. It looked for all the world like cherry, it was beautiful, and
> the wood was free.

I have a couple of cyprus timbers from an old water tower (about 4"x7" and 10' and 14' long). Haven't cut them up yet, but the grain is as straight and close as you could ever hope to find. I wouldn't even begin to guess how many decades ago they were cut. Hopefully will make most of two hulls. Keep your eyes open. It doesn't take a lot of wood to make a boat, and a board here and a board there.....

Grant

Messages In This Thread

Mahogany regrets
Peter S. -- 9/15/1999, 8:22 pm
Re: what was it for
Bob Trower -- 9/22/1999, 8:41 pm
Re: Mahogany regrets
Peter S. -- 9/20/1999, 8:36 pm
ps. it was a coho
lee -- 9/21/1999, 3:03 pm
Re: Mahogany regrets
lee -- 9/18/1999, 12:13 pm
go plant a tree :)
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/16/1999, 4:10 pm
Re: I did, and feel better!
Don Beale -- 9/16/1999, 7:14 pm
Re: go plant a tree :)
Will Brockman -- 9/16/1999, 6:15 pm
Re: Mahogany regrets
Jay Babina -- 9/16/1999, 2:47 pm
Re: Used wood
Don Beale -- 9/17/1999, 12:39 pm
Re: wine vats
Tom Kurth -- 9/20/1999, 9:24 pm
Old Telephone Poles
Stan Heeres -- 9/20/1999, 7:51 am
Re: Used wood
Paul Lund -- 9/18/1999, 3:07 am
Re: 1st link post!
Don Beale -- 9/18/1999, 10:34 am
Re: Used wood
Hank -- 9/17/1999, 3:16 pm
Re: Used wood
Shawn Baker -- 9/20/1999, 2:11 pm
Re: Used wood
Grant Goltz -- 9/17/1999, 12:51 pm
Re: Mahogany regrets
Grant Goltz -- 9/16/1999, 10:04 pm
Re: Mahogany regrets
Dan Lindberg -- 9/16/1999, 1:43 pm
Cedar, redwood, spruce, etc. regrets
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/16/1999, 10:12 am
Re: Cedar, redwood, spruce, etc. regrets
Bram -- 9/17/1999, 10:24 pm
Re: toilet paper
Dean Trexel -- 9/16/1999, 3:40 pm
Re: toilet paper
Grant Goltz -- 9/16/1999, 10:06 pm
Re:tp boats?
lee -- 9/17/1999, 3:28 pm
Paper boat ....
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/17/1999, 5:54 pm
Paper Canoe
Mike Hanks -- 9/18/1999, 11:34 pm
Re: yowzah, don't stop me
lee -- 9/18/1999, 12:18 pm
Pragmatism
Mike Scarborough -- 9/16/1999, 10:01 am
Re: Mahogany regrets
Jay Babina -- 9/16/1999, 9:04 am
Re: Mahogany regrets
Will Brockman -- 9/16/1999, 8:56 am
Re: Mahogany regrets
Ian Johnston -- 9/17/1999, 4:05 am
Re: Mahogany regrets
Paul Woolson -- 9/16/1999, 12:24 am
regrets unnecessary
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/15/1999, 11:41 pm
Re: regrets unnecessary
jay Roberts -- 9/16/1999, 6:55 pm
Re: regrets unnecessary
Ian Johnston -- 9/16/1999, 3:06 am
Re: regrets unnecessary
Don Beale -- 9/16/1999, 12:22 am
Re: absolution
lee -- 9/15/1999, 10:13 pm
Re: absolution
Bob Kelim -- 9/15/1999, 11:30 pm
Re: absolution
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/17/1999, 5:59 pm
Re: absolution
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/17/1999, 6:00 pm
Re: Mahogany regrets
Ian Johnston -- 9/15/1999, 9:11 pm
Re: Mahogany regrets
Brian -- 9/15/1999, 10:26 pm