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Re: Material: Hemlock as wood for strip
By:MacMcCaskie
Date: 10/22/2008, 8:48 pm
Date: 10/22/2008, 8:48 pm
In Response To: Material: Hemlock as wood for strip (skiffrace)
In my opinion: Hemlock is not a good wood. It IS used for (cheaper) molding, but really does not machine well. I'd think planing, routing and surfacing will be more of a challenge (think tearouts, splits, etc because it is more brittle) compared to other woods.
If you were able to get very nice straight grained pieces it may be ok. This is just my opinion, your mileage may vary.
-mac
Messages In This Thread
- Material: Hemlock as wood for strip
skiffrace -- 10/22/2008, 10:09 am- Re: Material: Hemlock as wood for strip
Dave Houser -- 10/23/2008, 3:02 pm- Re: Material: Hemlock as wood for strip
MacMcCaskie -- 10/22/2008, 8:48 pm- Re: Material: Hemlock as wood for strip
Tom Raymond -- 10/23/2008, 2:46 pm
- Hemlock is fine
Jay Babina -- 10/22/2008, 11:06 am - Re: Material: Hemlock as wood for strip
- Re: Material: Hemlock as wood for strip
