Re: Birch

Gahnals, I think is a local lumber yard. It is located here in
S.Ca., USA.

Sorry about that.

Todd

--- In bolger@y..., "Harry W. James" <welshman@p...> wrote:
> There are several tests you could do. The one I like the best,
suggested
> by one of our group members, is run it through the dish washer.
>
> When somebody mentions price locally, it would help if they put
where
> locally was at the end of the message. Is Ganhal's a chain, or a
local
> lumber company.
>
> HJ
> Juneau AK
>
> ntsrfer wrote:
> >
> > At Ganhal Lumber its 15.99 for a 5x5 sheet. I'm using it for the
> > decks on my dinghy.
> >
> > What types of hardwood and sheetply are the best rot resistent
best
> > strength and the best looking or easiest to finsh ?
> >
> > I have a 4x4 left over sheet of 3/8 pine (the douglas fir around
here
> > is worse than the pine in the way of voids, cracks and looks) and
a
> > sheet5x5 of baltic birch just handling the the two pieces the
birch
> > seems to be alot stiffer , stronger, and there are no voids to be
> > seen around the edges unlike the pine very flimsy cracks voids
split
> > marks and thats what I found as a good sheet.
> >
> > Seems either way you still have to saturate both in epoxy.
> >
> > Todd

There are several tests you could do. The one I like the best, suggested
by one of our group members, is run it through the dish washer.

When somebody mentions price locally, it would help if they put where
locally was at the end of the message. Is Ganhal's a chain, or a local
lumber company.

HJ
Juneau AK

ntsrfer wrote:

>
> At Ganhal Lumber its 15.99 for a 5x5 sheet. I'm using it for the
> decks on my dinghy.
>
> What types of hardwood and sheetply are the best rot resistent best
> strength and the best looking or easiest to finsh ?
>
> I have a 4x4 left over sheet of 3/8 pine (the douglas fir around here
> is worse than the pine in the way of voids, cracks and looks) and a
> sheet5x5 of baltic birch just handling the the two pieces the birch
> seems to be alot stiffer , stronger, and there are no voids to be
> seen around the edges unlike the pine very flimsy cracks voids split
> marks and thats what I found as a good sheet.
>
> Seems either way you still have to saturate both in epoxy.
>
> Todd