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- Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:43 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
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Kerry the gunnels, seats and decks are Western Australian Sheoak. Got about a cubic metre tucked away, I love it. A bit dense for boats ( about 600kg/m3 ... sorry don't know what to translate that into if you're non-metric) but better than most of the other native timbers that we have available (800...
- Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:03 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
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Glen i did wonder if this was the reason but it didn't quite make sense as when, in solo mode and the seat has been slid towards the centre thwart the support is actually under the seat so it seems not to be a problem. As for paddling from a kneeling position, apart from finding this very uncomforta...
- Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:16 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
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- Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:01 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
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Glen Logged off the woodworking forums and could still see all the pictures so I don't know what the story is there. I've put a few on google to share but looks like the same issue. Can anyone see the prob? http://lh4.google.com/RunningRampant/RvJ4DG2115I/AAAAAAAAAIc/yd46JL7CKyg/IMG_6276.JPG?imgmax=...
- Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:10 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
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- Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:53 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
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- Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:43 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: An "Aussie" Redbird
- Replies: 14
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An "Aussie" Redbird
Inspired by many web sites around the world a after much reading and issue solving on this website (even though I have contributed little) I have completed my (first) canoe. This Redbird was launched in January this year (yes I know it only took 9 months to report back) but I promised that I would. ...
- Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:07 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: One more Redbird
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Tom Paulownis is a chinese timber broad leaved deciduous tree, as you can see is quite pale with nothing like the features of wrc but should stilll come up nicely with a bit of grain. Would work in well as a feature with wrc (as in the opposite to what I'm doing). I spent a couple of hours on the fo...
- Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:00 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: One more Redbird
- Replies: 18
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Tom As far as native woods we're pretty limited for low density timbers. Australian Red Cedar was avery valuable boat building timber in it's day but the only way you're likely to come across it nowadays is if you happen to buy an old chuch pew. We do get WRC over this way ... mostly imported from y...
- Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:32 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: One more Redbird
- Replies: 18
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Well done
Tom That is one fantastic 'bird Something I can aspire to I am in the process of making my first Redbird with nothing like like the selection of woods you have over there. I'm not complaining about the beautiful timbers we have over here (Oz) it's just that half of the sink even when kiln dried and ...