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Thread: Silky Oak in hull construction?
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16th June 2005, 09:56 PM #1New Member
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Silky Oak in hull construction?
Hiya, has anyone any knowledge of using silky oak in hull construction - and is it considered any good? I have a 34 ft ketch built 1952 from 1 inch silky plank and the timber looks in excellent shape. I wonder how it will take the stresses I have planned for it though...
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You have answered your own question.
built 1952 from 1 inch silky plank and the timber looks in excellent shape.
Al :confused:
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16th June 2005, 10:58 PM #3New Member
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I've not seen it used in hulls but on boat/cabin joinery (trim etc) where it seems to stack up well. Not a boat but a house story, all of the exterior windows and doors in the Queenslander that I grew up in in Brisbane were silky oak - almost 90 years later they are still going strong. Having said that, I have found it a very soft timber when using it in furniture (don't start thinking about other things when sanding it as the plank will dissappear before your eyes!) Last comment - we cut down a silky oak in our front yard in February this year to make way for house extensions - I had it rough milled and it is under the house, stacked and drying. I am planning to use it as a feature timber in a new sailing dinghy soon. All this probably doesn't answer your question, but hope it helps.
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