Subject: Re: [baidarka] Wood for skin boats
From: Dave and Connie (dmatt@frontiernet.net)
Date: Mon Oct 01 2001 - 19:14:00 EDT
Wes,
You can get real good Sitka in Oshkosh, WI at a lumber yard.
I can probably find it with a little looking around in my
aircraft homebuilding materials.
Dave
At 06:55 AM 9/29/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey Guys,
>I want to build a skin boat (possibly a Greenland first then a baidarka)
but I
>am having problems finding the right wood or maybe the problem is knowing
>exactly what wood I need. I live north of Green Bay, WI so I don't have
access
>to the fancy Sitka spruce which is on the West coast.
>I need some suggestions on wood for gunwales, stringers, ribs etc which I
should
>be able to find locally to get me started. Also, should the gunwales come
from
>green wood or kiln dried lumber? Should it be quarter sawn or flat sawn? I
>have conflicting information from various sources. Please help.
>
>Thanks,
>Wes Patterson
>
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