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Re: Material: Pine for a strip boat
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/25/2011, 2:56 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Pine for a strip boat (Mike Savage)

: Hi Sean,
: The short asnwer is yes.
: Pine may seem boring but you can give it a golden colour with the
: right varnish. The opposite of what is usually wanted. :)
: Pine is heavier than cedar but is more ding resistant and a bit
: stronger so you can go thinner than with cedar. This doesn't
: quite match the extra weight but can come very close.
: With pine, you have to be more alert to dimensional change from
: humidity/temp changes compared to cedar. The drying or
: moistening trick works pretty much the same if the hull/deck
: curl in or out.
: It will be harder to work with, sanding, bending, etc, than cedar.

: Mike Savage
: South West Cork

Actually white pine (if you can really get it, getting scarce) is pretty easy to work with and bends with heat better than WRC.

Be very careful that you don't end up with western pine that's often sold now days as white pine, it's not the same wood, it's quite a bit heavier and not as easy to work with.

Bill H.

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Sean D -- 12/22/2011, 8:28 am
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John VanBuren -- 12/22/2011, 8:55 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/22/2011, 9:25 am
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Sean D -- 12/22/2011, 10:19 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/22/2011, 10:41 am
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Sean D -- 12/22/2011, 11:09 am
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Clayton Plunkett -- 12/22/2011, 11:27 am
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Sean D -- 12/22/2011, 12:10 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/22/2011, 3:34 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 12/22/2011, 7:33 pm
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Sean D -- 12/23/2011, 7:29 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 12/23/2011, 8:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/25/2011, 2:52 am
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Kevin McAtee -- 12/25/2011, 5:47 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 12/25/2011, 4:13 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/25/2011, 5:12 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/25/2011, 8:25 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/22/2011, 12:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/25/2011, 2:56 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/25/2011, 9:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/26/2011, 3:21 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/26/2011, 1:18 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/27/2011, 2:28 am
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yellowbelly -- 12/22/2011, 12:51 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 12/22/2011, 3:24 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/22/2011, 3:37 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 12/22/2011, 4:10 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/22/2011, 4:21 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/23/2011, 12:43 am
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Sean D -- 12/23/2011, 7:35 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/25/2011, 5:37 am
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Yostwerks -- 12/26/2011, 9:58 am
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Yostwerks -- 12/26/2011, 10:14 am
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Yostwerks -- 12/26/2011, 10:22 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/27/2011, 2:30 am
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Yostwerks -- 12/27/2011, 10:19 am