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Re: Material: Wood species?
By:scottbaxter
Date: 5/15/2013, 11:42 pm
In Response To: Material: Wood species? (Chris)

Chris,
I am just finishing the hull of a kayak in basswood now with walnut for accent. Basswood is really nice to work with but it does have an aggravating light fluffy saw dust. It is not rot resistant so it was never used in traditional boats but with fiberglass that is not a concern. I think it is easier to work with than cedar and the contrast looks nice. I used to imbed pictures from Picassa but it looks like google destroyed that feature.
Scott

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Material: Wood species?
Chris -- 5/15/2013, 3:01 pm
Re: Material: Wood species?
Mike Bielski -- 5/15/2013, 4:59 pm
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Jerome Jankowski -- 5/15/2013, 5:04 pm
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scottbaxter -- 5/15/2013, 11:42 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 5/16/2013, 7:01 pm
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scottbaxter -- 5/16/2013, 10:05 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 5/17/2013, 10:22 am
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Jay Babina -- 5/16/2013, 7:22 am
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scottbaxter -- 5/16/2013, 7:38 am
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Sean Dawe -- 5/16/2013, 7:58 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/16/2013, 5:38 pm
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robert l -- 5/17/2013, 12:22 am
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Luke H -- 5/20/2013, 4:10 pm