Wood discussion...Where to use it? Where to get it? What types are best? How to Finish it?

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1. Raised grain / grain definition

   By Rat-Fink-A-Booboo, May 16, 2017   

   • grain
   • planking
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     • lynx
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   • Jaager
   • May 16, 2017

2. Jeff Hayes' article on milling wood?

   By ca.shipwright, May 5, 2017
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   • RichardG
   • May 5, 2017

3. Suggestions for RC?

   By KAT, March 26, 2017
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   • Ulises Victoria
   • April 9, 2017

4. Slicing veneer-thick strips - tools or jigs?

   By Heronguy, March 1, 2017
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   • Captain Poison
   • March 4, 2017

5. Those old kits can make you sick - Mansonia

   By Heronguy, March 2, 2017
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   • mtaylor
   • March 2, 2017

6. Storing and Sorting Wood Strips

   By Worldway, November 26, 2016
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   • John Allen
   • February 15, 2017

7. Help with Rattlesnake wood

   By Eddie, January 28, 2017
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   • Eddie
   • February 3, 2017

8. Dust bags

   By achuck49, November 5, 2016
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   • jud
   • January 27, 2017

9. Looking for an old supplier

   By John Allen, January 26, 2017   

   • North or South Carolina
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   • John Allen
   • January 26, 2017

10. Substitute for mahogany

    By Ed Heeg, January 25, 2017
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    • Canute
    • January 26, 2017

11. 1/32 and 1/64 Birch Plywood

    By ColoradoDave, January 23, 2017
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    • ColoradoDave
    • January 23, 2017

12. Wood offcuts and scrap

    By Worldway, January 19, 2017
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    • genericDave
    • January 21, 2017

13. Canadian Wood Supplies

    By Pierretessier, January 3, 2017
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    • Pierretessier
    • January 4, 2017

14. Milling my own wood

    By Erik Nyren, February 27, 2013
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    • Lucky Star
    • December 16, 2016

15. Using Renshape

    By Chariots of Fire, November 29, 2016
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    • Chariots of Fire
    • November 29, 2016

16. Purchasing wood strips in North America

    By Worldway, November 3, 2016
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    • Worldway
    • November 24, 2016

17. Laburnum anagyroides or "golden rain"

    By Baker, November 21, 2016
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    • Baker
    • November 22, 2016

18. Planking my Charles Morgan with African Blackwood - am I crazy? 1 2

    By Landlubber Mike, June 24, 2016
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    • DocBlake
    • November 2, 2016

19. Does it have to be wood? 1 2

    By Modeler12, August 13, 2016
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    • bluenose2
    • September 20, 2016

20. Woods ranked by ability to bend

    By Landlocked123, September 5, 2016
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    • vaddoc
    • September 7, 2016

21. great wood combos

    By rdestefano01, September 2, 2016
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    • mtaylor
    • September 3, 2016

22. New to ship modelling, what wood to use?

    By timboat, August 17, 2016
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    • timboat
    • August 25, 2016

23. finish for wood

    By lionfish, October 14, 2015
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    • Slowhand
    • August 19, 2016

24. Maori Waca Tuau (War Canoe)

    By John Allen, June 20, 2016   

    • Vendor New Zealand area
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    • John Allen
    • July 22, 2016

25. Wood movement on ship hull

    By Burroak, March 2, 2016
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    • Jaager
    • July 20, 2016

26. Wood for planking and ribs

    By vaddoc, June 25, 2016
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    • vaddoc
    • June 26, 2016

27. blade for table saw (PROXXON FET) for planks

    By michael101, May 31, 2016
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    • Moxis
    • June 6, 2016

28. Ammoniated water

    By markjay, April 30, 2016   

    • warping
    • flatting
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    • markjay
    • April 30, 2016

29. Which one: Cypress or Red Mahogany

    By John Allen, April 27, 2016   

    • Which one: Cypress or Red Mah
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    • John Allen
    • April 28, 2016

30. Polynesian canoe Holukea

    By John Allen, March 12, 2016   

    • Basswood blocks or sheets
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    • John Allen
    • April 18, 2016