: Thanks to you all for your advice/experience. At this point, my
: plan is to use the zebra wood as the bow cutwater on a Laughing
: Loon North Star (bought the plans yrs ago, just now working up
: to building the bow cutwater and stern fixed rudder) and to cut
: small accent pieces to use on my coaming lip, on top of a okuome
: lip (ala pygmy style and Etienne who posts here often).

: John

From the description of that species perhaps not being real stable, might consider laminating it to either side of a more stable wood for the bow piece of that boat. Certainly don't want the bow to be bent or crooked when it's finished, would make a nice permanant bow rudder ;)

Bill H.