[Public-List] Steam bending Teak

[Hugh McCormack]

Don,

 

Interesting that you posted this because our old girl suffered toerail damage from being "nudged" by a 60 ft seiner while tied alongside a wharf last summer.  I had assumed that the toe rails were weathered teak until I looked at the damaged wood.  To me the grain looks more like mahogany than teak and the colour is more red than yellow which, again, suggests that it is mahogany or like mahogany.  To put this in context we are hull #39.

 

I know that when the RCA cabinet factory in Owen Sound closed down Vandestadt & MacGruer bought up all of their remaining cabinet woods at bankruptcy prices for use in their Sirius and Sirens interior woodwork and for trim on the other smaller boats that they had in production.  I remember mahogany and teak as well as oak and, probably, maple in the woodshop the year I worked there.  Maybe Whitby had access to similar "cheap" wood at one time or maybe they bought what was available when they needed wood.

 

Cheers,

 

Hugh
 
> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:14:24 -0500
> From: dk.campbell at sympatico.ca
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Steam bending Teak
> 
> One consideration in this discussion is the species of wood used in the 
> rails and constructin of the AL30. I have had suggested to me that it 
> may be Afromosia or a Central or a South American species that is more 
> closely related to mahogany than teak. The species, if teak, might also 
> depend upon the country of origin with Burmese Teak differing from that 
> grown in any other country. If you google teak or mahogany substitutes 
> you will get quite a range of discussions from afromosia to Honduran 
> mahogany to sapele and many more. These species all have different 
> steaming characteristics!
> Don #528
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