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Thanks Eli,
You are quite a long way from me- about 9 hours drive - so not really an option for me, but thanks for the offer.
Robert

Thank you all very much, it looks like I will have to drive down to Sydney to get the Teak, I will of course check the suppliers out first.
Robert

Thank you John for the excellent info on the timbers. I will continue to search locally (NSW - Australia) for some Teak but if unsuccessful then Tasmanian Oak will have to do. The boat will be sailed...

Thanks Luke,
The model is 7:1, strange scale I hear you saying, but the prototype is 7 metres long and as I needed to get the model in the back of my car the max length will be 1 metre, hence 7:1....

OK, I have just read related posts on Teak so now I am not so sure if it is really the right timber for my project. My second choice was Tasmanian Oak (which I know is really Eucalyptus) and this of...

I live in Terrigal on the Central Coast and I am building a model steam launch. I am at the point of starting on the decking and I have been advised that Teak would be the best timber to use. However...