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Re: Strip: Wood/grain quality for strips *PIC*
By:Tim Sheehan
Date: 1/8/2011, 12:59 am
In Response To: Strip: Wood/grain quality for strips (Stephen Troy)

I'm a firm believer in searching through the piles of lower quality wood.

I was able to get a $22.00 mostly clear, western red cedar 18 foot 2 x 12 from a local home improvement center. It was sold as landscape quality. With the help of a neighbor who is a professional woodwooker, I was able to rip it into full length strips. I cut these in half lengthwise. The hull, shown wetted out for final sanding, is full length strips from the shear line to the lighter strips near the center. From there to the final strips of the keel, I used strips from another "landscape quality" board, and had to cut out a couple of knots. I have saved the nicer part of the board for the deck.

Of course, part of my luck with getting good wood comes from living in the Pacific Northwest.

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Strip: Wood/grain quality for strips
Stephen Troy -- 1/7/2011, 5:16 pm
Re: Strip: Wood/grain quality for strips *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 1/7/2011, 6:53 pm
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Stephen Troy -- 1/7/2011, 7:16 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 1/7/2011, 8:37 pm
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Stephen Troy -- 1/8/2011, 12:38 pm
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Tony Olsen -- 1/7/2011, 10:20 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2011, 7:12 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/7/2011, 7:00 pm
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george jung -- 1/7/2011, 7:30 pm
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Al Edie -- 1/7/2011, 10:23 pm
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Don T -- 1/7/2011, 10:47 pm
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Al Edie -- 1/8/2011, 1:23 pm
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dave g -- 1/8/2011, 12:26 am
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Al Edie -- 1/8/2011, 1:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2011, 1:13 pm
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Al Edie -- 1/8/2011, 1:25 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2011, 1:41 pm
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Al Edie -- 1/8/2011, 6:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/9/2011, 12:41 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/9/2011, 12:43 am
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Al Edie -- 1/9/2011, 11:21 am
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dave g -- 1/9/2011, 12:51 am
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Al Edie -- 1/9/2011, 10:58 am
Re: Strip: Wood/grain quality for strips *PIC*
Tim Sheehan -- 1/8/2011, 12:59 am
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Randy Echtinaw -- 1/8/2011, 7:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2011, 8:40 am
Thanks!
Stephen Troy -- 1/8/2011, 8:09 pm
Re: Thanks!
Don T -- 1/8/2011, 9:08 pm
Re: Thanks!
ancient kayaker -- 1/14/2011, 6:03 pm