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

392 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
   • 13.5k views
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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. Wood Source

   By tomsimon, September 28
   • 3 replies
   • 258 views
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   • Chuck Seiler
   • Tuesday at 08:13 PM

5. Wood Glues

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

6. Mahogany vs walnut

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

7. Walnut for hull planking

   By BubbleHead, August 6
   • 13 replies
   • 550 views
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   • paul ron
   • August 8

8. Sapele wood color on second layer planking

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

9. Milling a log of boxwood.

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

10. Inlay Wood

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

11. Blue holly: can it be saved?

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

12. Spanish Galleon Keel Wood?

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

13. Wood Color Comparison Chart

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

14. Fiber glassing over wood hull?

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

15. Yellow Boxwood from Model Expo 1 2

    By brunnels, March 27
    • 41 replies
    • 2k views
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    • Dr PR
    • April 5

16. Does cherry carve well?

    By GrandpaPhil, January 26
    • 16 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Jaager
    • March 31

17. 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
    • 981 views
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    • tom q vaxy
    • March 22

18. Plywood for bulkheads

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

19. Boxwood and how to get it 1 2 3

    By Mark P, January 25, 2016
    • 70 replies
    • 16.8k views
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    • mtaylor
    • December 20, 2023

20. Wood filler recommendations

    By DonBMichigan, February 7, 2023
    • 17 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • Wawona59
    • November 14, 2023

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

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

22. Pecan Wood

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

23. Scored Deck planking

    By Roger Pellett, August 27, 2023
    • 15 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • NoelSmith
    • October 23, 2023

24. Making wood look like steel

    By JKC27, July 17, 2023
    • 12 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • mikegr
    • August 15, 2023

25. What Species Is This?

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

26. Preparing fresh wood

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

27. What modeling wood looks like the real thing?

    By Dave_E, June 2, 2022
    • 19 replies
    • 2.9k views
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    • Jaager
    • June 19, 2023

28. Plywood substitute

    By CaptnBirdseye, August 2, 2022
    • 12 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Robere210
    • June 14, 2023

29. A thoughtful verse

    By bruce d, May 27, 2023
    • 0 replies
    • 577 views
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    • bruce d
    • May 27, 2023

30. How to strengthen wood?

    By bruce d, April 30, 2023
    • 6 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • mikegr
    • May 1, 2023