Subject: Re: [baidarka] ribs ribs ribs for X-mas
From: keewatin (keewatin@warpmail.net)
Date: Thu Dec 26 2002 - 22:10:47 EST
On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 11:05:07 -0800, "Mark Haller Wade"
<digidog@frazmtn.com> said:
> Hi all, and Happy Holidays!
>
> I plan on using some time off around the holidays to work on putting the
> ribs on my first boat, the Brinck baidarka. There is not much Willow in
> my area and local lumber yards never heard of yellow cedar. I live in
> the mountains of Southern California where the wood available to me in
> the surrounding forest is ponderosa, jeffrey, and pinon pines, and white
> fir. I'm all for using materials I can gather locally, but can I make
> ribs from any of these or shouldn't I even try?
You can probably use any of them in a pinch, although I dont know if any
are particularly "good" for the job. My tree book shows several species
of willow for So. Ca.
Red Willow. This is a tree, 20-50 feet high
Pacific Willow (might not come south all the way)
Arroyo willow. This one sounds promising. Its a shrub or small tree up to
30 feet. Call a local forestor at the closest National or state Forest or
BLM, or a botanist at the University. They should be able to tell you
where to find some.
Wayne
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