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

392 topics in this forum

1. Maori Waca Tuau (War Canoe)

   By John Allen, June 20, 2016   

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

2. Wood movement on ship hull

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

3. Wood for planking and ribs

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

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

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

5. Ammoniated water

   By markjay, April 30, 2016   

   • warping
   • flatting
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • warping
     • flatting
     • straighting wood
   • 5 replies
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   • markjay
   • April 30, 2016

6. 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

7. Polynesian canoe Holukea

   By John Allen, March 12, 2016   

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

8. milling your own planking

   By bluenose2, April 10, 2016
   • 3 replies
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   • grsjax
   • April 10, 2016

9. Avocado wood

   By grsjax, February 19, 2016
   • 9 replies
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   • donrobinson
   • February 24, 2016

10. Using Cherry for ship builds 1 2

    By Erik W, January 25, 2016
    • 45 replies
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    • Bill Tuttle
    • February 21, 2016

11. Birch Plywood

    By The Old Man, January 18, 2016
    • 17 replies
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    • catopower
    • January 23, 2016

12. Determine the curve when bending wood

    By achuck49, December 21, 2015
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    • achuck49
    • December 25, 2015

13. Russian Olive

    By Caius Merlyn, July 6, 2015
    • 7 replies
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    • reklein
    • December 19, 2015

14. How to store milled wood

    By Mike Y, August 31, 2015
    • 9 replies
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    • Nirvana
    • December 17, 2015

15. Substitute for Wood Frame Pieces in Lifeboats

    By mikiek, December 13, 2015
    • 3 replies
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    • mrjimmy
    • December 13, 2015

16. Cutting Basswood

    By halgin, November 2, 2015   

    • cutting small wood pieces
    • 3 replies
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    • reklein
    • November 2, 2015

17. Problem extracting wood parts - they keep breaking

    By osdet7, October 17, 2015
    • 5 replies
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    • dgbot
    • October 31, 2015

18. Fixing Warps With An Electric Plank Bender

    By Elijah, October 25, 2015   

    • Warped
    • Plank Bender
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      Tagged with:

      • Warped
      • Plank Bender
      • Electric
      • Fixing
    • 5 replies
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    • Landlocked123
    • October 26, 2015

19. Using Hawthorn

    By Brian100, July 6, 2015
    • 15 replies
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    • Louie da fly
    • October 18, 2015

20. Rough Holly Questions

    By FlounderFillet5, September 23, 2015
    • 7 replies
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    • Mahuna
    • September 24, 2015

21. Constructo Wood - Alternatives

    By Submarineman, September 19, 2015
    • 1 reply
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    • Jaager
    • September 19, 2015

22. mahogany deck strips for billings bluenose 576

    By everguard, September 1, 2015
    • 0 replies
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    • everguard
    • September 1, 2015

23. Just how much wood do you keep in STOCK?

    By bear, August 13, 2015
    • 4 replies
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    • Richard Griffith
    • August 14, 2015

24. Using Oak for ship ribs, and grain direction

    By barryww, July 16, 2015   

    • grain
    • oak
    • 1 reply
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    • wq3296
    • July 16, 2015

25. Would peach wood be good for builds?

    By rtropp, June 30, 2015
    • 15 replies
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    • Jaager
    • July 12, 2015

26. Chinaberry

    By Jolley Roger, July 7, 2015
    • 2 replies
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    • Jolley Roger
    • July 8, 2015

27. Need some help on identification of some wood.

    By Guest Tim I., April 27, 2015
    • 19 replies
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    • Guest
    • June 18, 2015

28. TiteBond No-Run No-Drip glue

    By DocBlake, May 14, 2015
    • 6 replies
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    • Ulises Victoria
    • June 15, 2015

29. boxwood or equivalent in the UK

    By Ian B, May 21, 2015
    • 9 replies
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    • Boatsinc2000
    • May 24, 2015

30. Types of wood available at CMB

    By Jolley Roger, May 14, 2015
    • 1 reply
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    • demonborger
    • May 14, 2015