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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
By:Jay Babina
Date: 12/8/2003, 8:34 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs other (Wes)

If your lumber company will take it back in trade, I would do it. I know you can get long fir for about a third of the cost of pine and I almost did it myself.

Pine is actually ideal for skin boats. It's grainless, easy to work with, available everywhere, and relatively light and holds up well. You just need stock for gunnels and chines and keel. Deck beams and bow and stern parts I just use scraps of pine hanging around. (If you have that) Even old pallet material will do for that.

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Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs other
Wes -- 12/7/2003, 10:36 am
Re: Thanks for your thoughts
Wes Ostertag -- 12/9/2003, 8:43 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Brian Nystrom -- 12/8/2003, 1:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Wes Ostertag -- 12/8/2003, 1:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Bob Kelim -- 12/8/2003, 11:32 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Wes Ostertag -- 12/8/2003, 11:56 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth *LINK*
Greg Stamer -- 12/8/2003, 2:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Bob Kelim -- 12/8/2003, 1:15 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Jay Babina -- 12/8/2003, 8:34 am
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Robert Warren -- 12/8/2003, 7:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Wes Ostertag -- 12/8/2003, 8:26 am
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Robert Warren -- 12/9/2003, 7:30 am
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West -- 12/7/2003, 10:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Wes Ostertag -- 12/8/2003, 10:11 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Gordon Niessen -- 12/8/2003, 3:13 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Wile E. Coyote -- 12/7/2003, 8:38 pm