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Re: Treated woods
By:Arko Bronaugh
Date: 6/24/2003, 11:07 am
In Response To: Re: Treated woods (Mike and Rikki)

: Not really, I was just a high level bureaucratin my last career path.
I won't hold that against you.
: Hey, if it is spruce, it's either white, red or black spruce. The 1955 USDA
: Wood Handbook says that it has a cubic foot weight of 28-29 pounds per
: cubic foot, is hard, tough and easily worked. Western Red Cedar is 24
: pounds per cubic foot. Sounds like it's potentially worth cutting up to
: make some clear strips...
I guess I'll give it a shot.The nub from the new pole looks really red. Is this from the treatment you think?

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Almost *Pic*
don flowers -- 6/22/2003, 9:33 pm
Re: Launching: Almost
Robert N Pruden -- 6/27/2003, 1:09 am
Rigging
Grant -- 6/23/2003, 12:22 pm
Re: Rigging
don flowers -- 6/23/2003, 4:59 pm
Re: Rigging
Grant -- 6/23/2003, 5:06 pm
Re: Rigging
don flowers -- 6/23/2003, 5:47 pm
Re: Paddling
Shawn Baker -- 6/24/2003, 12:53 pm
Re: Paddling
don flowers -- 6/24/2003, 3:43 pm
Re: Paddling
Shawn Baker -- 6/24/2003, 4:18 pm
Re: Launching: Almost
Joe Greenley -- 6/23/2003, 11:25 am
Re: Launching: Almost
don flowers -- 6/24/2003, 10:07 pm
Oooh.....Pretty! *NM*
Dan G -- 6/23/2003, 8:04 am
Re: Launching: Almost
Arko Bronaugh -- 6/22/2003, 10:14 pm
woods
don flowers -- 6/22/2003, 10:25 pm
Re: woods
Arko Bronaugh -- 6/22/2003, 10:53 pm
Treated woods
Mike and Rikki -- 6/23/2003, 3:47 pm
Re: Treated woods
Arko Bronaugh -- 6/23/2003, 8:02 pm
Re: Treated woods
Mike and Rikki -- 6/24/2003, 12:16 am
Re: Treated woods
Arko Bronaugh -- 6/24/2003, 11:07 am
Re: Treated woods
Mike and Rikki -- 6/24/2003, 2:43 pm
Re: woods
don flowers -- 6/22/2003, 11:55 pm
Re: Launching: Almost
srchr/gerald -- 6/22/2003, 9:50 pm
Re: Launching: Almost
don flowers -- 6/23/2003, 12:10 am