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Re: South Florida - Use cypress!
By:Danny
Date: 6/14/2011, 11:49 pm
In Response To: South Florida - Use cypress! (Dan Caouette (CSFW))

: Cypress would be a no brainer. It's fairly light in weight and is
: moderately rot resistant. Yellow pine would be heavier but would
: also work. Just don't use poplar.
Started over tonight. 4 new pine boards on the board stretcher. Tomorrow night I'll get back to where I was last night.
Pics up soon I recon
Thanks for the help

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Any reason to not use poplar
Danny -- 6/12/2011, 9:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Any reason to not use poplar
Charlie -- 6/12/2011, 10:35 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Any reason to not use poplar
Bill Hamm -- 6/13/2011, 12:04 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Any reason to not use poplar
Jeff Horton -- 6/13/2011, 8:05 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Any reason to not use poplar
Mike Bielski -- 6/13/2011, 8:26 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Any reason to not use poplar
Danny -- 6/14/2011, 12:06 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Any reason to not use poplar
Bill Hamm -- 6/14/2011, 1:32 am
South Florida - Use cypress!
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/14/2011, 7:53 am
Re: South Florida - Use cypress!
Danny -- 6/14/2011, 11:49 pm
Re: South Florida - Use cypress!
Bill Hamm -- 6/15/2011, 8:27 am