Someone should correct me if I'm
: wrong, but I don't think Chris K. or CLC ever did enough proper testing
: (with glass inside/out) to justify their belief that Luan should not be
: used.

The original yare/severn two piece hulls couldn't be done with Luann let alone the dificulty with BS1088 okoume, I'm guessing that the bent and nailed decks are hard to do consitstantly with Luann. You are right that testing of designs is a low priority.