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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sections: plywood Vs. solid woo
By:Steve
Date: 12/20/2010, 8:29 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Sections: plywood Vs. solid wood (Dan)

: Hallo all,
: I've been thinking it over: why not using 1/2 solid wood for the
: cross sections? Isn't it lighter than 1/2 marine plywood?

I am assuming this is for Yost-like construction. With solid wood, no matter which way you orient the board, there will always be "short grain" areas of the section that will be much weaker. This does not happen with plywood.

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Skin-on-Frame: Sections: plywood Vs. solid wood
Dan -- 12/20/2010, 6:58 pm
plywood Vs. solid wood frames
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/28/2010, 11:24 am
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Doug S -- 12/28/2010, 12:20 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sections: plywood Vs. solid woo
Niven Paine -- 12/21/2010, 2:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/22/2010, 12:49 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/31/2010, 12:24 pm
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Steve -- 12/20/2010, 8:29 pm
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Dan -- 12/29/2010, 6:24 am
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Brian -- 12/20/2010, 8:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/21/2010, 1:27 am
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Dan -- 12/29/2010, 6:57 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/29/2010, 8:47 am
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Simeon -- 12/21/2010, 6:29 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 12/21/2010, 11:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/22/2010, 12:46 am