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

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1. A Lesson Learned, Bass vs Box

   By Tigerdvr, July 27, 2017
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   • jay
   • August 2, 2017

2. Making planks from Raw wood

   By Kevin Kenny, July 24, 2017   

   • sea grape
   • making planks
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     • making planks
     • curting planks
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   • Kevin Kenny
   • July 27, 2017

3. How to chisel a solid hull boat

   By achuck49, April 16, 2017
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   • ca.shipwright
   • June 10, 2017

4. What's happening here? clamp stains

   By Justin P., June 9, 2017
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   • xken
   • June 9, 2017

5. Dumb question.... but it is about wood...

   By mtaylor, April 14, 2017
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   • Justin P.
   • June 9, 2017

6. Using ammonia to bend wood.

   By Davfew, June 2, 2017   

   • bending
   • wood
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   • kurtvd19
   • June 5, 2017

7. These clever Japanese - how about this for a demonstration in joinery?

   By PeteB, April 16, 2017   

   • alternate joint for joining lengths of keel?
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   • wefalck
   • May 26, 2017

8. Raised grain / grain definition

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

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

9. Jeff Hayes' article on milling wood?

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

10. Suggestions for RC?

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

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

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

12. Those old kits can make you sick - Mansonia

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

13. Storing and Sorting Wood Strips

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

14. Help with Rattlesnake wood

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

15. Dust bags

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

16. Looking for an old supplier

    By John Allen, January 26, 2017   

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

17. Substitute for mahogany

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

18. 1/32 and 1/64 Birch Plywood

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

19. Wood offcuts and scrap

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

20. Canadian Wood Supplies

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

21. Milling my own wood

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

22. Using Renshape

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

23. Purchasing wood strips in North America

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

24. Laburnum anagyroides or "golden rain"

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

25. 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

26. Does it have to be wood? 1 2

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

27. Woods ranked by ability to bend

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

28. great wood combos

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

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

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

30. finish for wood

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