: Would you use the PH for the vertical components of the coaming? Or the rim?
: You could get it to bend that much if you laminated it, probably a 1/16th
: would work. I did 1/8th inch laminations for the stems and ended up
: breaking a few.

The plan was to use the purple heart for the vertical component in the coaming. If it won't bend at 1/8" for the rim, I will be using the other woods that I have around. Purple or a dark red color are fine. The SO is pretty psyched cause she is the one that picked out the purple heart. I had only suggested jokingly about it, but never mentioned that to her after she seemed to like it.

Thanks. Any more comments?

Pete czerpak albany, NY