[Public-List] Old Hickory

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    Michael... I agree that wood spreaders are fine and Isobar's original
   white oak spreaders  were in great shape after 45 years with only the
   white paint on top trick. I wonder, though, to gild the lily, if
   hickory would be an even better choice if you have to replace them.
   I've done a lot of woodworking with both furniture and construction
   woods, but never hickory - that shows my lack of expertise in what I'm
   talking about. But hickory seems an ideal wood for spreaders: tough,
   strong, and resilient. Better than oak those ways. Old Hickory wasn't
   named that because of his suaveness. (My first golf clubs were hickory:
   driver, mashie, spoon, etc)
   The only knock on hickory (besides being tough to work) for marine use
   is is its lack of rot resistance, but that doesn't seem to be a problem
   with spreaders 40 feet above the surface.
   Bob Kirk


   On 10/05/13, Michael Grosh<[1]dickdurk at gmail.com> wrote:

   I had to replace one of mine when in Texas; white oak was not
   available, so
   I have one of white oak, one of red. That was over 30 years ago, both
   are
   doing well. I fabricated it with a portable jig saw and a hand plane,
   using
   the old one as a template. It's not rocket science.
   MichaelGrosh
   #220

References

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