[Public-List] What wood....

Bill Boyle via Public-List public-list at lists.alberg30.org
Mon Feb 15 10:16:24 PST 2016


I use these guys for strange wood.
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      From: wewe365 . via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
 To: Mike Meinhold <meinhold272 at gmail.com>; Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 
 Sent: Monday, February 15, 2016 12:38 PM
 Subject: Re: [Public-List] What wood....
   
where can you get black locust?

On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 9:14 AM, Mike Meinhold via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> At $1.50 US per board foot vs teak at $25. or more it is certainly worth
> considering.
>
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Gordon Laco via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
> > Good morning Anders -
> >
> > I've used black locust extensively in marine applications professionally
> > for
> > many years.  It's a superb marine hardwood.  I have no reservations about
> > it
> > at all.
> >
> > I suspect what you've read below are comments from people unfamiliar with
> > marine work...  Who cares about driving nails into it?  And it's hardness
> > is
> > just like white oak...that's a very very good thing.
> >
> > Cheers -
> >
> > Gord  #426 Surprise
> >
> >
> > On 2016-02-15, 8:56 AM, "Anders Bro" <abro.gtu at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Gord,
> > > I have heard it rumored (backed by Googling it) that black locust,
> > although
> > > incredibly rot resistant, is super tough, hard to cut, and dulls tools
> > fast.
> > > There is one report of the difficulty of driving nails further than
> 1/2"
> > into
> > > the wood. So although it would make a great wood for boats, it might be
> > a bit
> > > tough to work?
> > >
> > > Also (and I am not sure of this) the heart wood might be dark(?)
> whereas
> > the
> > > sap wood is as you say, quite light colored.
> > >
> > > In the Sierra this stuff grew like weeds, and aside from fence posts no
> > one
> > > would use it for anything but burning. It was hard on the chain saw.
> > (and was
> > > it hard to split? I forget)
> > >
> > > So I might suggest you get a scrap and see how it works before you
> spend
> > too
> > > many boat bucks on this wood.
> > >
> > > Anders
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > >> On Feb 15, 2016, at 8:34 AM, Gordon Laco via Public-List
> > >> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Good morning Greg.
> > >>
> > >> Mahogany is a good choice because it it relatively soft and therefore
> > easy to
> > >> work.  It also takes glue and varnish well.  When using any wood for
> > trim, be
> > >> sure to apply varnish to the undersurface before final installation in
> > order
> > >> to prevent water absorption from creating trouble later.
> > >>
> > >> If you like blonde wood, black locust is a good choice.  It's got
> > terrific
> > >> rot resistance, takes glue better than white oak but has the same
> blonde
> > >> colour when varnished. I'm thinking Surprise's new toe rails may be of
> > black
> > >> locust.
> > >>
> > >> Gord Surprise #426
> > >>
> > >>> On 2016-02-15, at 8:21 AM, JS via Public-List
> > >>> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> I am no wood worker and have very little knowledge on the stuff but I
> > have
> > >>> seen guys use Sapele wood to repack teak on other refits. My
> > understanding
> > >>> is that it in the mahogany family.
> > >>> There was an Alberg in my marina a few years back #449 that had a
> > beautiful
> > >>> Ipe toe rail. Ipe is used in decking and relatively inexpensive
> > >>> These are just a few of the example of teak alternatives I have seen.
> > >>> Good luck with your project
> > >>> Jason#457Www.svsalacia.blogspot.com
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
> > >>>
> > >>> -------- Original message --------
> > >>> From: Greg Dawson via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> > >>> Date: 02/15/2016  7:34 AM  (GMT-05:00)
> > >>> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> > >>> Subject: [Public-List] What wood....
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Hi Guys
> > >>>
> > >>> Alternatives to teak? The woodwork on our boat is in poor shape, the
> > hatch
> > >>> covers are falling to pieces and the toe rail has been cut in a
> couple
> > of
> > >>> places. The teak trim on the stern is snapped in two and the boards
> > either
> > >>> side of the cockpit are badly weathered. To add to this the mild
> steel
> > bolts
> > >>> holding our toe rail down are so rusted that they are snapping when
> > you try
> > >>> to adjust them.
> > >>>
> > >>> I'm looking to replace the toe rail with an aluminum system once I
> find
> > >>> something appropriate, does anyone have any ideas? Also, replacement
> > teak
> > >>> for the hatches etc is simply out of our price range (lots of other
> > stuff to
> > >>> buy with that money) and I am looking at alternatives, any ideas? Is
> > there
> > >>> any reason for instance that I can't use ash or cherry provided that
> I
> > >>> accept the additional work of varnishing each season?
> > >>>
> > >>> Finally, on the subject of mast beams, is there an engineered drawing
> > >>> kicking around that I could work off to produce my new beam.
> Currently
> > it
> > >>> has the Frankenstein bolts and aluminum plates. Nothing is quite
> > lining up
> > >>> as it should and I am wary of using the damaged beam as a template. I
> > have
> > >>> to renew the bulkheads as they are rotten around the chain plates so
> I
> > might
> > >>> as well do the beam to at the same time. Any ideas?
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks
> > >>>
> > >>> Greg.
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