if i plane it down to around 3/16 " will it be to heavy for a ss&g build..wood ?
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wood ?
Ok, fellas let me hear you thoughts. i have prob. 1,000 BF of reclaimed white oak lumber<for free i might as well add in> if i plane it down to around 3/16 " will it be to heavy for a ss&g build..
if i plane it down to around 3/16 " will it be to heavy for a ss&g build..HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE,
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Re: wood ?
white oak is about 2x the density of western red cedar. So it's going to be significantly heavier even if you're using 75% of the typical strip thickness.
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wood- ... -d_40.html
Building with it will be challenging as well. Maybe you could use the free stock as accent strips?
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wood- ... -d_40.html
Building with it will be challenging as well. Maybe you could use the free stock as accent strips?
-Matt. Designer.
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Re: wood ?
thnks Matt was what i thaught but wanted other opinions 
HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE,
Pirogue 14-29, DK Touring Canoe, 14 jon boat, soon to be added Wadefish 15-32 and Sabalo for my sons senoir project.
Pirogue 14-29, DK Touring Canoe, 14 jon boat, soon to be added Wadefish 15-32 and Sabalo for my sons senoir project.