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Re: Material: poplar
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/16/2010, 11:55 am
In Response To: Re: Material: poplar (george jung)

: I was considering it to fill in the deck, after surrounding the
: sides/shears with dark WRC, with an African Mahogony center
: accent stripe. Too much? I know, 'less is more'. The color/wood
: grain of the board I saw looked interesting. If I used that
: much, I'd be pumping the weight up - the opposite of what I'm
: aiming for.

Hi George,

I like it. Yes; less is more, but you can hide details in plain sight. I prefer simple designs with lots of details that only the trained eye will see. The inexperienced is awed by the wood, the experienced builder sees more and keeps him/her interested. This way all are amused :)

Btw, african mahogany is indeed beautiful but awfully heavy and very hard, bitch to work with but can be worth it.

Bill H.

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Material: poplar
george jung -- 12/15/2010, 11:04 pm
Re: Material: poplar
Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 12:23 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/16/2010, 4:26 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 5:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 5:36 pm
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george jung -- 12/16/2010, 10:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 11:55 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/16/2010, 1:46 pm
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Al Edie -- 12/16/2010, 11:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 5:32 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/16/2010, 6:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 8:06 pm
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Stephen Troy -- 12/16/2010, 3:54 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/16/2010, 6:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 12:01 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/16/2010, 6:11 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/16/2010, 8:05 pm
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dhwdaniels -- 12/16/2010, 5:07 am
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dhwdaniels -- 12/16/2010, 7:42 am
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Allan -- 12/15/2010, 11:26 pm