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Re: Strip: What would would you suggest?
By:Dan Caouette (CSFW)
Date: 1/5/2011, 6:08 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: What would would you suggest? (Bill Hamm)

: Doing the deck all in heavy hardwoods will end up with a very heavy
: boat, pretty, but very heavy. Cherry and ash are nice, not light
: though.

Personally, weight can be a non-issue. I've built two all-hardwood 18' sea kayaks. The Nereida came in at 42 pounds. The Neytiri was 36. It is doable but takes a LOT of extra work.

Here are a few tidbits of wisdom concerning hardwoods (stuff you probably already know): In general, most will not make the compound bends as easily as cedar. Even if you reduced the thickness to an 1/8" thick. You also need to be more fiddly with your joints. The hardwoods hold detail better. Your joints can be slightly off with cedar and you'd never know.

For a first time builder I'd stick to all softwoods for the stripping and leave the hardwoods to stems and the cockpit coaming.

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Strip: What would would you suggest? *PIC*
Damian wentzel -- 1/3/2011, 8:05 pm
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Charlie -- 1/3/2011, 9:20 pm
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Al Edie -- 1/3/2011, 11:08 pm
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John Caldeira -- 1/4/2011, 1:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/4/2011, 12:47 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/4/2011, 12:49 am
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John Caldeira -- 1/4/2011, 1:44 am
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Al Edie -- 1/4/2011, 9:46 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/5/2011, 1:18 am
Yeah, Home Depot and Lowes
John Caldeira -- 1/6/2011, 12:11 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/4/2011, 1:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/5/2011, 1:20 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/5/2011, 6:08 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 1/4/2011, 5:54 am
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Fred Gasper -- 1/4/2011, 6:56 am
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Damian wentzel -- 1/4/2011, 9:29 pm