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Strip: Wood reccomendations?
By:Mike Thomas
Date: 8/17/2003, 1:18 am

Ok, I am defently new to the art of strip building but an old craftsman at heart. I am sure I can find this answer in a book somewhere but I figured I would ask it here to get a few opinions..

Your next stick built is going to have complicated deck design with 2 differant wood types that have a lot of color contrast between one another, allong with a 3rd type of wood that the hull and some of the deck would be built of.

What type of cedar would you use for the hull?
What 2 types of wood would you be useing for the deck details if they are to have lots of bends and be rather complicated?

I guess what I am looking for here would be a list of wood types with there pro's and con's.

Thanks,

Mike

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Strip: Wood reccomendations?
Mike Thomas -- 8/17/2003, 1:18 am
Re: Strip: Wood reccomendations?
Dave Sprygada -- 8/18/2003, 8:31 am
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John Schroeder -- 8/18/2003, 9:54 pm
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Dave Sprygada -- 8/19/2003, 7:52 am
Re: Strip: Wood reccomendations? *LINK*
Rob Macks -- 8/17/2003, 10:47 am
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Rick Sylvia -- 8/18/2003, 4:29 pm
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jesper bach -- 8/18/2003, 2:12 pm
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Mike Thomas -- 8/17/2003, 2:00 pm
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Rob Macks -- 8/17/2003, 7:40 pm
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Mike Thomas -- 8/17/2003, 7:49 pm
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Rehd -- 8/17/2003, 11:40 am
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Wilf Cornell -- 8/17/2003, 5:49 am