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Re: Strip: Wood Thickness
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/19/2007, 1:41 am
In Response To: Strip: Wood Thickness (Trey Decell)

: OK, after having plans for a year and a half to build a Guillemot, I'm
: finally getting ready to start milling wood. (Restoration of a small
: British car got in the way..) I have two 8' long, 30" wide, 2"
: thick mahogany boards that I've thought about using. Due to the increased
: weight of Mahogany vs cedar, could I use 3/16 thick strips and still have
: enough strength? Should I use 6oz cloth or 4oz?
: Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I stripped the sides on the Disko Bay with honduras mahogany and it is very easy to work with. Yes it's heavier slightly but it's also quite a bit stronger than cedar so you can get by with much thinner wood. Mine were planed to about .20" and that worked fine.

I've got a fair amount of mahogany left from a previous job so I'm not buying more. About 10 years ago had to buy 2000 bd ft. of the stuff (yeah alot).

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Wood Thickness
Trey Decell -- 11/9/2007, 4:54 pm
Re: Strip: Wood Thickness
Bill Hamm -- 11/19/2007, 1:41 am
Mahogany boats...
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/12/2007, 8:48 am
Re: Mahogany boats...
Trey Decell -- 11/12/2007, 12:42 pm
Re: Mahogany boats...
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/12/2007, 3:02 pm
Re: Strip: Wood Thickness
J R Ackley -- 11/11/2007, 10:31 am
Re: Strip: Wood Thickness *Pic*
Trey Decell -- 11/11/2007, 8:31 pm
Re: Strip: Wood Thickness
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/11/2007, 10:39 pm
Re: Strip: Wood Thickness
Trey Decell -- 11/11/2007, 11:50 pm
Re: Strip: Wood Thickness
PatrickC -- 11/11/2007, 12:39 am
You either have a fortune, or a typo !
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/9/2007, 6:41 pm
Re: You either have a fortune, or a typo !
Trey Decell -- 11/9/2007, 6:51 pm
Re: You either have a fortune, or a typo !
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/9/2007, 7:08 pm
Re: You either have a fortune, or a typo !
Trey Decell -- 11/9/2007, 7:12 pm
Re: You either have a fortune, or a typo !
Bryan Hansel -- 11/10/2007, 7:06 pm
Don't waste it
kent LeBoutillier -- 11/10/2007, 11:05 am
Re: Don't waste it
Mike Braun -- 11/10/2007, 1:51 pm
You won't believe this. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 11/12/2007, 5:25 am
Re: Don't waste it
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon -- 11/10/2007, 4:24 pm
Re: Don't waste it
Mike Savage -- 11/10/2007, 5:56 pm
Re: Don't waste it
Kurt Maurer -- 11/10/2007, 6:47 pm
Heavy boat
Jay Babina -- 11/11/2007, 9:34 am