Jparsley Posted April 5, 2015 Share #1 Posted April 5, 2015 Ok guys I am a wood idiot my al instructions suck what does a price of Ramin 6x5x730 look like please I'm desperately trying to figure out black and white instructions with no previous wood knowledge thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted April 5, 2015 Share #2 Posted April 5, 2015 I would imagine it is a piece of Ramin some 6mm x 5mm x 750mm long but as I am not familiar with this particular kit (?), so please don't quote me! In the meantime perhaps you could look on the kit build logs here to find your particular model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_W Posted April 5, 2015 Share #3 Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Ramin is a yellow coloured wood, which is medium grained. This is an image I pulled off a Google search, and is a reasonable approximation of what AL typically supplies in their kits: As for 6mm x 5mm x 730mm, time to get your ruler out. That is an almost square dowel. Pull out all the long yellow squarish dowels from your kit and measure them. (EDIT) I should note that 6mm x 5mm x 730mm seems like a very odd shape. If it is for planking, are you sure that the instructions don't say ... 6mm x 0.5mm x 730mm? Edited April 5, 2015 by KeithW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jparsley Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted April 5, 2015 It said it was for main stais Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaager Posted April 5, 2015 Share #5 Posted April 5, 2015 Given that this is nearly square in cross section, if by main stais - you mean main stay: In some vessels - at the level of the first ratline - there is a wooden batten, lashed to each shroud, that acts as a spreader. cristikc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wq3296 Posted April 5, 2015 Share #6 Posted April 5, 2015 Greetings J... At that length (730mm = 28.74in.) I would think that it is a major structural element such as the keel that attaches to the keel former after the planking is done. Dowels are usually round in cross section. wq3296 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jparsley Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted April 5, 2015 Thank you guys these al instructions suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normanh Posted May 3, 2015 Share #8 Posted May 3, 2015 Please be careful seeking supplies of this timber as some are endangered species and heavily protected through the Lacey Act in the US. Sumatra’s peat swamp forests are important habitat for ramin trees. The Sumatran ramin tree species are CITES protected species. The logging and trade in ramin has been illegal in Indonesia since 2001. Internationally, any illegal trade in Indonesian ramin is prohibited under the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Indonesian government maps show that 800,000ha (28%) of Sumatra’s peat swamp forest was cleared between 2003 and 2009. Some 22% of this clearance was in areas currently allocated to APP’s log suppliers.[4] Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jparsley Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted May 3, 2015 Hum maybe that's why I can't find any in my kit looks like they replaced the Ramin with something else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFrankCPA Posted May 3, 2015 Share #10 Posted May 3, 2015 And here I always thought Ramin was Italian for 'white wood'.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jparsley Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted May 3, 2015 Think they replaced it with box wood what I have isn't very hard and is a little spongey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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