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Re: Material: Paulownia (Kiri) wood
By:Hoppoz
Date: 10/15/2007, 5:27 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Paulownia (Kiri) wood (Allan)

does anyone know a good source in or near Sydney to buy Kiri?

: I have just finished a kayak with all the hull and half the deck made from
: Paulownia. I have previously built a single and a double from WRC.
: I will definitely use Paulownia for most of the next kayak with a bit of WRC
: for effect.
: The samples I weighed suggest that my kayak would have been about 1kg heavier
: if I had used all WRC. The kayak without seats and footrest weighs 10kg.
: I found it about the same as WRC to bend and probably a bit better to plane
: and sand. It is softer than WRC, but it didn't create any problems in the
: construction and with the same 125 gsm glass it seems to cope as well as
: WRC with normal use.
: The colour reminds me a lot of Tasmanian Oak when the glass and resin are
: applied.
: I posted a picture a month or so ago on this bulletin board.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Paulownia (Kiri) wood
Bruce Moffatt -- 10/14/2007, 6:11 pm
Re: Material: Paulownia (Kiri) wood
Acors -- 10/15/2007, 9:00 am
Re: Material: Paulownia (Kiri) wood
Allan -- 10/14/2007, 6:24 pm
Re: Material: Paulownia (Kiri) wood
Hoppoz -- 10/15/2007, 5:27 am
Re: Material: Paulownia (Kiri) wood
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/18/2007, 1:01 am