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Weight / stiffness ratio
By:Jay Babina
Date: 5/13/2012, 8:01 am
In Response To: S&G: Aluminium possible (Joaquin Knierim)

Plywood is just so much stiffer for it's weight compared to aluminum. To equal the stiffness of the wood that is used in common S & G building the aluminum would get quite heavy. You would have to go around that with stiffening structure adding more weight etc. When you really analyze it: wood is an incredible construction material.

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S&G: Aluminium possible
Joaquin Knierim -- 5/12/2012, 4:01 am
Re: S&G: Aluminium possible *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/12/2012, 6:49 am
Re: S&G: Aluminium possible
Marc Upchurch -- 5/12/2012, 10:16 am
Re: S&G: Aluminium possible
danpery -- 5/12/2012, 11:12 am
Re: S&G: Aluminium possible
Marc Upchurch -- 5/12/2012, 12:45 pm
Re: S&G: Aluminium possible
Charlie -- 5/12/2012, 1:26 pm
Re: S&G: Aluminium possible
Bill Hamm -- 5/13/2012, 2:13 am
Re: S&G: Aluminium possible
Bob Johns -- 5/13/2012, 5:35 am
Re: S&G: Aluminium possible
Bob Johns -- 5/13/2012, 5:41 am
Weight / stiffness ratio
Jay Babina -- 5/13/2012, 8:01 am
Re: S&G: Aluminium possible
ancient kayaker -- 5/13/2012, 12:16 pm