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26th October 2012, 08:35 PM #16Senior Member
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As this thread's develloped I've started looking into the different types of wood that's available ( not only in our area and country ) and it's uses. One thing I've noticed is the incrdible different types of pine that are out there. Especially interesting is the Eastern White Pine from North America. It was in the 1600's and 1700's prized for sailing ship masts. Extremely tall trees were marked and reserved for the British Royal Navy. Now who could question that as good mast building material.
Engblom. The wood handler I spoke to just recently said he hed no boat building experience but he advised me to look carefully in to using Aspen as he was wondering about it's flexibility or load handling capacity.
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27th October 2012, 03:47 AM #17
Engblom, This is precisely the point of my previous post, to show the potential differences of different species and the the global differences, of what appears to be the same species. For example there are about 40 different mahogany species and they can range pretty widely, in physical properties and appearance. My data base is pretty complete, but admittedly it focuses on north American species and what's typically available here. I have been expanding it to include what's available in south east Asia, as my client base is growing there, but it's far from complete in that regard.
In regard to Aspen, the European version (Picea Abies) is stiffer and stronger for about the same weight, as what is commonly available here, so I can understand your desires for it.
I purchase eastern white pine all the time here, as it's very common. Unfortunately, much of it is farm raised, full of knots, defects and relatively young when harvested. It's great for strip planking, as you can cut around the defects. It was praised for small craft planking, spars, etc., but now you have to sort through dozens of sticks, just to find one with boat building attributes. This is why I use black spruce for spars. It's a bit heavier then I like for small craft, but does everything a little better (fastener holding, stiffness, etc.).
Ultimately, checking the physical properties of substitute species can be a pain in the butt, but a necessary evil, if you want a good set of options.
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