Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 23:52:26 -0400
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In-Reply-To: <35E1F923.37DD@env.qld.gov.au>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: "Craig O'Donnell" <dadadata@friend.ly.net>
Subject: Re: [baidarka] Red ribs
>Wilky wrote:
>>
>> Well I've been out hunting up suitable wood for my ribs and have got 3
>>types to try.
>> #1 is the Cotoneaster.
>> #2 is a local Tea Tree.
>Leptospermum, Kunzea or Melaleuca
Hmm, Melaleuca rings a bell as a wood mentioned for South Pacific
sewn-plank boats, though I don't recall *where* I saw this.
Breadfruit logs, and Calophyllum logs are often used. Supposedly coconut is
used for akas (outrigger beams) sometimes but my understanding is that
coconut wood is extremely tough, so perhaps this is onlyl after iron tools
became available.
Let's send Wilky some Osage Orange!
Craig O'Donnell
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