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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/27/2008, 8:31 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Stringer/Gunwale Question (Danper)

: 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

Redwood's pretty. No wood is perfect btw. I've had to scarf wood for all my SOF's, it's no biggy.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

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