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Re: Material: Pine/Maple/Basswood *Pic*
By:Rick M
Date: 4/12/2002, 12:58 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Pine/Maple/Basswood (Roger Nuffer)

: Anyone used Basswood?

: Roger
I used basswood as the primary wood on my first yak. Its definatly a little heavyier but very fun and easy to work with. Probably the whites wood but you have to be carefull to fullt protect from moisture or it will stain black.

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Messages In This Thread

Material: Art Questions?
Mike Rath -- 4/7/2002, 1:41 pm
Re: Material: Art Questions?
Luke -- 4/9/2002, 1:25 pm
Specific gravity = .6
Ted Henry -- 4/9/2002, 6:09 pm
Re: Material: Art Questions?
Chris Menard -- 4/8/2002, 1:45 pm
Re: Material: Art Questions?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/8/2002, 10:05 am
Basswood
!RUSS -- 4/7/2002, 6:58 pm
Re: Material: Art Questions?
John B. -- 4/7/2002, 3:26 pm
Re: Material: Art Questions?
Mike Rath -- 4/7/2002, 3:44 pm
Poplar is quite white. *NM*
don flowers -- 4/7/2002, 5:05 pm
Re: Poplar is quite white.
Roger Nuffer -- 4/7/2002, 7:04 pm
Re: Poplar is quite white. *Pic*
Bill Price -- 4/8/2002, 3:42 pm
Re: Poplar is quite white.
Ken Sutherland -- 4/9/2002, 12:55 am
Re: Poplar is quite white.
Joe -- 4/7/2002, 11:03 pm
Re: Poplar is quite white.
Tom -- 4/7/2002, 10:35 pm
Re: Material: Art Questions?
John B. -- 4/7/2002, 4:00 pm
Re: Material: The amber color of Spar Varnish
Roger Nuffer -- 4/7/2002, 7:21 pm
Re: Material: Pine/Maple/Basswood
Roger Nuffer -- 4/7/2002, 3:24 pm
Re: Material: Pine/Maple/Basswood *Pic*
Rick M -- 4/12/2002, 12:58 am
Re: Material: Pine/Maple/Basswood *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 4/8/2002, 6:24 am
thaught I lost my mind
Tom -- 4/8/2002, 5:56 pm
The other white wood, umm, other poplar
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/9/2002, 10:40 pm
Indiana State Tree, also called the Redwood of IN
John Monfoe -- 4/9/2002, 5:22 am
Re: Material: Pine/Maple/Basswood
Mike Rath -- 4/7/2002, 3:38 pm