: WRC won't bend, even if its thin. Ideally, you need to use white
: oak but any red oak etc will work fine or ash too. Those woods
: if green will bend without steaming or when dry, steaming them
: will allow them to bend like elastic. Check with local back yard
: mills or tree services as to where the mills are. There you can
: get some green oak vs. a lumber company where everything is kiln
: dried and $$. If you post where you live, people always respond
: with good sources. And do the same here:

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Mahogany too, I've made a whole bunch of sailboat tillers in strange shapes laminated of layers of white ash and honduras mahogany, makes it strong and pretty.

Also pretty on laminated external stems.

Of course decent honduras mahogany has gotten a bit pricy these days.

Bill H.