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Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/14/2012, 1:36 am
In Response To: Material: Using old pine for SOF? (dave koslow)

: Howdy all,

: A neighbor was remodeling, and I got a fair load of 1x8x12 clear
: pine boards. They were used in false ceiling beams, and probably
: are 20-30 years old. Outside was stained and varnished, insides
: look good but dusty and dry. Is this worth using for an SOF? Or
: is it too brittle?

: Thanks
: kOz

Seriously the pine is very likely white pine and it's the ideal for traditional SOF gunwales and stringers, age matters little, moisture content does, they may be overly dry but leave them in your garage for a month or so and they'll gain a bit of moisture and be just fine I'd bet.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Using old pine for SOF?
dave koslow -- 8/13/2012, 2:13 pm
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
ancient kayaker -- 8/13/2012, 4:59 pm
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
Noel Bennett -- 8/13/2012, 5:56 pm
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
ancient kayaker -- 8/13/2012, 6:36 pm
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
Dave Koslow -- 8/13/2012, 7:04 pm
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
ancient kayaker -- 8/13/2012, 7:44 pm
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Charlie -- 8/13/2012, 11:12 pm
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
Noel Bennett -- 8/16/2012, 8:13 pm
Cherry Plywood - No good
Jay Babina -- 8/14/2012, 8:06 am
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
Bill Hamm -- 8/14/2012, 1:36 am
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
dave koslow -- 8/15/2012, 11:55 am
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
ancient kayaker -- 8/15/2012, 2:56 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/16/2012, 12:49 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 8/16/2012, 7:26 am
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
Bill Hamm -- 8/20/2012, 2:56 am
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
ancient kayaker -- 8/16/2012, 9:28 am
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
dave koslow -- 8/16/2012, 5:35 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 8/16/2012, 10:50 pm
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Dave Koslow -- 8/17/2012, 7:32 am
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
ancient kayaker -- 8/17/2012, 9:09 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 8/17/2012, 8:45 am
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
Dave Koslow -- 8/17/2012, 8:39 pm
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
Marc Upchurch -- 8/17/2012, 9:41 pm
Re: Material: Using old pine for SOF?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/14/2012, 5:24 pm