[Public-List] Old Hickory

[Michael Grosh]

I am  not an expert on wood, but my understanding is it's fresh water that
causes rot, so distance from sealevel wouldn't really...
I have wondered if close grained spruce would be good for spreaders.
Lighter weight aloft. My oak ones are fairly hefty.
MichaelGrosh
#220
On Oct 5, 2013 11:52 PM, <isobar at verizon.net> wrote:

>     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
>
>    1. mailto:dickdurk at gmail.com
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