Sitka Spruce comes in small sizes and is far lighter than bout anything else.......for many years it was used in sailboat masts for its strength and light weight...... And since the resin adds lots of weight. you might think of waterproofing it the old fashoned way they did it in the ""good ol days""
:)

Lewis

: Reading the archives about weight last night and you guys got into
: my head. I am at a good point to go back and shave ounces, and
: ounces make pounds.....

: If I had it to do over again I would start by reading Nick's book
: twice and going back two years in this forum. Amazing what I can
: stumble into only to find the answer buried here 6 months ago