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

394 topics in this forum

1. Where to buy wood 1 2 3

   By SteveM, February 18, 2013   

   • boxwood
   • ebony
   • (and 4 more)

     Tagged with:

     • boxwood
     • ebony
     • holly
     • gilmer
     • wood
     • hobby mill
   • 81 replies
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   • Ulises Victoria
   • March 12, 2023

2. Wood Suppliers in Australia 1 2

   By 1492, February 18, 2013
   • 38 replies
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   • John Murray
   • August 2, 2022

3. Best place to buy wood in Canada

   By Pierretessier, November 26, 2016
   • 15 replies
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   • shortgrass
   • September 6, 2019

4. Question on burning...

   By GGibson, Wednesday at 07:34 PM
   • 9 replies
   • 276 views
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   • Gregory
   • Yesterday at 11:28 AM

5. Walnut for hull planking

   By BubbleHead, August 6
   • 15 replies
   • 868 views
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   • Slowhand
   • Tuesday at 10:17 PM

6. Finishing Pear wood

   By The Bitter End, November 23
   • 7 replies
   • 498 views
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   • The Bitter End
   • November 27

7. Wood Source

   By tomsimon, September 28
   • 10 replies
   • 919 views
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   • Gregory
   • November 2

8. Wood Glues

   By CLovehitch, February 24, 2023
   • 25 replies
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   • DaveBaxt
   • September 13

9. Mahogany vs walnut

   By michael101, August 15
   • 5 replies
   • 498 views
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   • paul ron
   • August 17

10. Sapele wood color on second layer planking

    By SiriusVoyager, July 23
    • 9 replies
    • 616 views
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    • SiriusVoyager
    • July 25

11. Milling a log of boxwood.

    By Tony Hunt, July 9
    • 12 replies
    • 871 views
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    • Ronald-V
    • July 14

12. Inlay Wood

    By SaturnV, May 22
    • 3 replies
    • 609 views
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    • Dr PR
    • May 23

13. Blue holly: can it be saved?

    By bruce d, April 10
    • 13 replies
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    • Jaager
    • May 8

14. Spanish Galleon Keel Wood?

    By Bill Jackson, May 2
    • 9 replies
    • 894 views
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    • Bill Jackson
    • May 6

15. Wood Color Comparison Chart

    By hof00, April 22
    • 9 replies
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    • hof00
    • April 24

16. Fiber glassing over wood hull?

    By p40warhawk1, April 15
    • 8 replies
    • 445 views
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    • p40warhawk1
    • April 17

17. Yellow Boxwood from Model Expo 1 2

    By brunnels, March 27
    • 41 replies
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    • Dr PR
    • April 5

18. Does cherry carve well?

    By GrandpaPhil, January 26
    • 16 replies
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    • Jaager
    • March 31

19. New builder here, understanding the different types of wood in your kit???

    By Feymoon, February 20   

    • wood
    • planks
    • (and 5 more)

      Tagged with:

      • wood
      • planks
      • instructions. materials
      • new
      • novice
      • identification
      • help
    • 21 replies
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    • tom q vaxy
    • March 22

20. Plywood for bulkheads

    By woodartist, December 24, 2023
    • 18 replies
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    • GrandpaPhil
    • February 11

21. Boxwood and how to get it 1 2 3

    By Mark P, January 25, 2016
    • 70 replies
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    • mtaylor
    • December 20, 2023

22. Wood filler recommendations

    By DonBMichigan, February 7, 2023
    • 17 replies
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    • Wawona59
    • November 14, 2023

23. How long until dry enough to work..?

    By aaronc, November 1, 2023
    • 12 replies
    • 643 views
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    • Jaager
    • November 2, 2023

24. Pecan Wood

    By acaron41120, October 29, 2023
    • 3 replies
    • 534 views
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    • Snug Harbor Johnny
    • October 29, 2023

25. Scored Deck planking

    By Roger Pellett, August 27, 2023
    • 15 replies
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    • NoelSmith
    • October 23, 2023

26. Making wood look like steel

    By JKC27, July 17, 2023
    • 12 replies
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    • mikegr
    • August 15, 2023

27. What Species Is This?

    By davos522, July 16, 2023
    • 1 reply
    • 555 views
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    • Roger Pellett
    • July 16, 2023

28. Preparing fresh wood

    By Javelin, July 10, 2023
    • 4 replies
    • 617 views
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    • Bob Cleek
    • July 11, 2023

29. What modeling wood looks like the real thing?

    By Dave_E, June 2, 2022
    • 19 replies
    • 3k views
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    • Jaager
    • June 19, 2023

30. Plywood substitute

    By CaptnBirdseye, August 2, 2022
    • 12 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Robere210
    • June 14, 2023