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Softwood vs Hardwood for timber
Hello.
My son and I are planning on building a Tiki 21 this summer.
The study plans for the boat call for soft wood lumber.
"Timber: Use a fine grained softwood (white or red pine, spruce, Columbian Pine
etc.),selecting wood for grain and ‘no knots’. A light weight hardwood, such as a light
mahogany (also called gaboon or occume) can be used."
But we have a friend who just sent us this message:
"I have 1000 board feet of white oak logs sitting in my…
ContinueAdded by Andre on April 8, 2021 at 9:12am — 5 Comments
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