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Re: Material: choices of wood for strip constructi
By:george jung
Date: 11/6/2009, 9:03 am

: Back in 2008 I built a Njord for a Spanish customer totally out of hardwoods:
: Honduran mahogany, curly maple, cherry, and black walnut. Pretty as heck
: and not that heavy. For an 18 foot long boat it weighed in around 43
: pounds if I remember. One thing to remember, the hardwoods are a much more
: difficult to work with and they are definitely a LOT more difficult to
: sand! Worth the effort though.

: Dan

: (sorry, back to being a ghost until the spring...)

Gorgeous - I'd be inclined to work my living room around that one. And... it looks like you have woodworking skills. I'm working on that one. Thanks for the pics.

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Material: choices of wood for strip construction
george jung -- 11/1/2009, 8:43 pm
Re: Material: choices of wood for strip constructi *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Caouette (CFSW) -- 11/6/2009, 8:17 am
Re: Material: choices of wood for strip constructi
george jung -- 11/6/2009, 9:03 am
Re: Material: choices of wood for strip constructi
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/3/2009, 11:47 pm
Re: Material: choices of wood for strip constructi *LINK*
Mike Bielski -- 11/2/2009, 8:46 am
Re: Material: choices of wood for strip constructi
Bill Hamm -- 11/2/2009, 12:21 am
Re: Material: choices of wood for strip constructi
Bill Hamm -- 11/2/2009, 12:19 am