Re: VS: [bolger] Micro plans
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Hallman <bruce@h...> wrote:
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,curious to see which boat gets built next for the
Hallman fleet....:-)
> > Peter LenihanLOL!! All the best to you Bruce and have a safe New Year!
> >if that isn't proof that you have way too much time on
> > your hands I don't know what is :-)
>
> The pile of home made boats in my back yard?
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,curious to see which boat gets built next for the
Hallman fleet....:-)
> Peter LenihanThe pile of home made boats in my back yard?
>if that isn't proof that you have way too much time on
> your hands I don't know what is :-)
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Hallman <bruce@h...> wrote:
your hands I don't know what is :-) Time to start building another
boat I think.......
Peter Lenihan
> If you wanted, you could cut out the knots and scarfWow Bruce,if that isn't proof that you have way too much time on
> joint the strips back together to make some very
> prime vertical grain stock out of cheapo framing
> lumber this way for use with spars.
>
>http://hallman.org/PoorMansVerticalGrain.gif
your hands I don't know what is :-) Time to start building another
boat I think.......
Peter Lenihan
Most of the 2X4 and 2X6 lumber we get here in Georgia is Canadian
spruce. If you make regular visits to the lumber yard you will
occasionally find excellent spar building wood right in the piles of
construction lumber.
The Canadian Atlantic spruce is not as good as Sitka, but who can
afford that stuff anyway.
If you are in Washington state you might still get Canadian spruce,
just as we often get Douglas fir. And the spruce is certainly better
than the DF culls they sell for lumber these days. Virtually all good
DF goes to Japan because they are willing to pay ten times what the US
market will bear.
Doug
spruce. If you make regular visits to the lumber yard you will
occasionally find excellent spar building wood right in the piles of
construction lumber.
The Canadian Atlantic spruce is not as good as Sitka, but who can
afford that stuff anyway.
If you are in Washington state you might still get Canadian spruce,
just as we often get Douglas fir. And the spruce is certainly better
than the DF culls they sell for lumber these days. Virtually all good
DF goes to Japan because they are willing to pay ten times what the US
market will bear.
Doug
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bjoern Harbo <bharbo@o...> wrote:
> > From: John Blake [vk6jrb@p...]
> > Also have been checking out timber prices/avalability etc in WA,
and have
> > found clear oregan impossible to find (for spars), and *hugely*
expensive.
> > Does anyone know of an alternative, something that could be
laminated up to
> > do the job.
>
> FWIW: I used straight from the shelf unselected construction lumber
2x4 for my WDJ masts with big knots and all. No problems so far.
>
> Bjorn
>
>
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> FWIW: I used straight from the shelf unselectedI too used construction grade 2x4 lumber for my masts,
> construction lumber 2x4 for my WDJ masts with
> big knots and all. No problems so far.
> Bjorn
though I selected the best sticks out of the pile, still
with knots.
Lately, I have been selecting the choice pieces of
flat grain wood which typically has smaller tighter
knots. Then I rip it into strips which I rotate 90 degrees
and edge glue back together, making some very nice
looking vertical grain wood. [I use this for furniture.]
If you wanted, you could cut out the knots and scarf
joint the strips back together to make some very
prime vertical grain stock out of cheapo framing
lumber this way for use with spars.
http://hallman.org/PoorMansVerticalGrain.gif
> From: John Blake [vk6jrb@...]FWIW: I used straight from the shelf unselected construction lumber 2x4 for my WDJ masts with big knots and all. No problems so far.
> Also have been checking out timber prices/avalability etc in WA, and have
> found clear oregan impossible to find (for spars), and *hugely* expensive.
> Does anyone know of an alternative, something that could be laminated up to
> do the job.
Bjorn
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