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Re: Tools: How to tell red oak from white oak
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/1/2015, 8:38 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: How to tell red oak from white oak (Brian Nystrom)

Red oak is ok for small boats that can dry out between uses, not for big boats that stay wet. It's not very rot resistant and turns black when it stays wet. Neither matters in a kayak that's never stored in the water.;

Bill H.

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Tools: Steam bending in a plastic bag...
Bill Mayberry -- 12/30/2014, 8:16 pm
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scottbaxter -- 12/30/2014, 9:08 pm
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Rich W -- 12/30/2014, 9:27 pm
Re: Tools: How to tell red oak from white oak
Bill Mayberry -- 12/30/2014, 9:37 pm
Re: Tools: How to tell red oak from white oak
Brian Nystrom -- 1/1/2015, 12:28 pm
Re: Tools: How to tell red oak from white oak
Bill Hamm -- 1/1/2015, 8:38 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 12/31/2014, 9:14 am
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Ken Blanton -- 12/31/2014, 12:27 pm
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Kudzu -- 12/31/2014, 12:31 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 12/31/2014, 12:49 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 12/31/2014, 7:25 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/1/2015, 12:45 am
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wanderfalk -- 12/30/2014, 11:31 pm
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mick allen -- 12/31/2014, 5:25 am
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Jay Babina -- 12/31/2014, 4:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/1/2015, 8:49 am