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Skin-on-Frame: Douglas fir dimensions
By:kirill
Date: 11/29/2017, 7:10 pm

Hello,

My friend gave me a couple old growth Douglas fir beams from a re-model of his
1912 house.

I'd like to try and make a baidarka, as described by Zimmerley and Brinck,
with this wood.

Fir, I've read, is stronger and heavier than spruce. Can it be then cut
thinner? If so, then how much? Is there some proportion or formula?

Zimmerley specifies the gunnels at 2.2 x 3.5 cm. (about 7/8 x 1 3/8) and
Brinck calls for 3/4 x 1 3/4. I probably wouldn't want to go thinner than
3/4 so as not to weaken the rim mortises. Could the width be reduced to,
say, 1 1/2 or 1 3/8?

Thanks for any help.

Kirill

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Douglas fir dimensions
kirill -- 11/29/2017, 7:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Douglas fir dimensions
M A Bielski -- 11/29/2017, 10:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Douglas fir dimensions
JohnAbercrombie -- 11/29/2017, 11:27 pm
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kirill -- 11/30/2017, 1:17 am
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M A Bielski -- 12/1/2017, 6:29 am
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kirill -- 12/1/2017, 11:28 am
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M A Bielski -- 12/2/2017, 12:00 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Douglas fir dimensions
Brian Nystrom -- 11/30/2017, 7:34 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Douglas fir dimensions
Etienne Muller -- 11/30/2017, 4:38 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Douglas fir dimensions
kirill -- 11/30/2017, 7:32 pm