Subject: Re: baidarka Atlantic white cedar for gunwales?
From: Mark Reuten (nomadboatbuilding@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Nov 29 2000 - 11:06:28 EST
Northern white is the prefered variety for boatbuilding but primarily for
planking skiffs. It is extremely light and I think tougher than red but for
baidarke gunnels I suggest alaskan yellow cedar (old growth cypress). It is
the primary skin on frame material in our shop as it has the highest rot
resistance and a good strenght to weight ratio. Sitka spruce is our second
choice but expensive and rot prone. Corey Freedman used red allot but I've
heard he has switched to yellow. If for no other reason, yellow can be
found up to twenty feet in clear 2x4 here in Vancouver.
>From: "Paul Raymond" <kayaker37@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
>To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
>Subject: baidarka Atlantic white cedar for gunwales?
>Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 17:07:25 -0500
>
>I've found a source for Atlantic White Cedar (www.whitecedar.com) and was
>wondering if this was acceptable for gunwale material for an Aleutian
>Kayak,
>as described in Wolfgang Brinck's book. He mentions spruce and red cedar
>for
>the gunwales, but I'm not sure about white cedar. Additionally, they carry
>the following though I'm not sure in what lengths
>
>Atlantic White Cedar
>Northern White Cedar
>Deep Swamp (Bald) Cypress
>Old Growth Cypress
>Old Growth Redwood
>
>Any recommendations?
>Thanks, Paul
>
>
>
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