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Re: woods
By:Arko Bronaugh
Date: 6/22/2003, 10:53 pm
In Response To: woods (don flowers)

: Thanks
: The dark wood is black walnut, the light wood is aspen, the arrow is outlined
: with purple heart, palm wood on the rub rails (worst splinters you can
: imagine), maple for the cockpit, cedar from old telephone poles for the
: bulk of it and no idea at all what wood the grey inlay is -- came in a
: sample box from Lee Valley. The beads are maple. Right now I'm just
: recovering -- shoulder damage from patting myself on the back 8).
: take care
: don
Man if I were there I'd pat you on the back. That is quite a collection of woods you have there and they look great together. One question though. Are tele poles not impregnated with cresote? Or are they just coated on the outside leaving the inside untouched? I only ask because I have a 10' section of a brand new pole only mine is spruce. Maybe I could do something with it.

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Almost *Pic*
don flowers -- 6/22/2003, 9:33 pm
Re: Launching: Almost
Robert N Pruden -- 6/27/2003, 1:09 am
Rigging
Grant -- 6/23/2003, 12:22 pm
Re: Rigging
don flowers -- 6/23/2003, 4:59 pm
Re: Rigging
Grant -- 6/23/2003, 5:06 pm
Re: Rigging
don flowers -- 6/23/2003, 5:47 pm
Re: Paddling
Shawn Baker -- 6/24/2003, 12:53 pm
Re: Paddling
don flowers -- 6/24/2003, 3:43 pm
Re: Paddling
Shawn Baker -- 6/24/2003, 4:18 pm
Re: Launching: Almost
Joe Greenley -- 6/23/2003, 11:25 am
Re: Launching: Almost
don flowers -- 6/24/2003, 10:07 pm
Oooh.....Pretty! *NM*
Dan G -- 6/23/2003, 8:04 am
Re: Launching: Almost
Arko Bronaugh -- 6/22/2003, 10:14 pm
woods
don flowers -- 6/22/2003, 10:25 pm
Re: woods
Arko Bronaugh -- 6/22/2003, 10:53 pm
Treated woods
Mike and Rikki -- 6/23/2003, 3:47 pm
Re: Treated woods
Arko Bronaugh -- 6/23/2003, 8:02 pm
Re: Treated woods
Mike and Rikki -- 6/24/2003, 12:16 am
Re: Treated woods
Arko Bronaugh -- 6/24/2003, 11:07 am
Re: Treated woods
Mike and Rikki -- 6/24/2003, 2:43 pm
Re: woods
don flowers -- 6/22/2003, 11:55 pm
Re: Launching: Almost
srchr/gerald -- 6/22/2003, 9:50 pm
Re: Launching: Almost
don flowers -- 6/23/2003, 12:10 am