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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question
By:Danper
Date: 11/26/2008, 10:16 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question (Bill Hamm)

I found some beautiful 16' redwood today, clear and vertical grain but looked on line and see it can be brittle.

No-DF - No Scarfs
Yes-WRC - Scarfs
No-Redwood - Scarfs

Thought I had a source of old growth cypress but found out it is still in the form of trees

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Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question
Danper -- 11/26/2008, 10:30 am
Douglas Fir is also...
Brian Nystrom -- 11/28/2008, 9:38 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/26/2008, 3:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question
Bill Hamm -- 11/26/2008, 5:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question
Danper -- 11/26/2008, 10:16 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question
Bill Hamm -- 11/27/2008, 8:31 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question
Kudzu -- 11/27/2008, 7:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question
Bill Hamm -- 11/26/2008, 1:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question
Kudzu -- 11/26/2008, 10:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question
danp -- 11/26/2008, 10:53 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question
Kudzu -- 11/26/2008, 10:56 am