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Re: Strip: What timber in Fiji
By:Alex Ferguson
Date: 7/12/2009, 7:19 am
In Response To: Strip: What timber in Fiji (Dave)

: I have been thinking of building a strip kayak for a while and since I now

: Name Density Strength Shrinkage
: Kauri 540k/m3 Sd5 Medium Non Durable

In NZ I've used Fijian kauri ply for a couple of S&G kayaks. Works OK.

For strip, probably use the lightest timber.

Alex

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Strip: What timber in Fiji
Dave -- 7/11/2009, 7:36 am
Re: Strip: What timber in Fiji
Alex Ferguson -- 7/12/2009, 7:19 am
Re: Strip: What timber in Fiji
Dave -- 7/13/2009, 4:36 am
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Ian Johnson -- 7/13/2009, 10:26 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 7/11/2009, 7:06 pm