Rob,

However many thoughts i had before, when- and after i bought for +300 bucks of western red cedar, oregon pine and a single 1" board of wenge, your answer on getting the right wood for a project, has just saved me several sleepless nights :-)

Also a small thank you for the comment on wood waste. I calculated for hours, but luckily a friend of mine said : never mind, just cut......
An estimate is that we wasted around 5 strips all in all.

Now i have a bunch of nice strips waiting to be put to use the very next weekend.

Thanks,

Jesper

P.S. Should you wonder about the high price, i'm in Denmark, so all prices includes tax, shipping & handling + a small earning to my local lumber yard.

: Experienced woodworkers know a successful project starts with the best
: materials.

: Spend the little extra to get the best wood you can, instead of being penny
: wise and pound foolish.
: You will have this beautiful boat for many years.You’ll have an ugly piece of
: wood staring at you for years too if that’s what you use!
: If you cannot get high quality full length boards, buy shorter boards of high
: quality.
: Short boards can be scarfed into long ones.