: I am about to build the coaming lip on the Great Auk I am working on and I do
: not have any Ash at my disposal. I have Tamarack, Pine, Butternut and of
: course - Cedar. Any thoughts on which would be best? Has anyone used any
: of these other species to build a coaming lip?

Hi Greg

Can't help you with Butternut, except that it's a hardwood and would be a bit heavy but useable.

Pine is soft, but with the glass on it would work fine. Tamarak is merely another type of pine but harder and a bit heavier. I'm sure it would work just fine. I'm sure all would work but with different degrees of weight and hardness.

Rehd