"You should see it when its fresh in the lumber yard, the yellow you see in your ipe grain is almost neon green! Cool, can't wait to see the finished product.
Rob"
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Rob Zelk replied to Greg Jensen's discussion Ipe Brazilian hardwood - has anyone used this??
"I've build a few decks with it. One we drilled and plugged, all turned out beautiful. But its hard on blades and like the others said, pre drilling is required. The saw dust is non toxic though some people do have a very bad…"
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- Hometown:
- Camano Island
- About Me:
- I like to fly fish steelhead, I am a carpenter, and I would like to build a drift boat and wooden jet sled.
- Website:
- http://www.redwoodcontracting.com
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- At 7:51am on January 3, 2012,
AJ DeRosa said… Rob,
The sled you refer to was built by Robbie Stewart of Dean River fame. I'm not a sled builder but in general the weight factors of stitch and glue versus frame built at quite close. S&G looses the frames but adds a great amount of epoxy resin which easily makes up for the weight of frames. Both methods are tried and true and will produce a fine boat. Each has it's fans and detractors. I prefer framed boats because I'm a traditional kind of guy but there is nothing wrong with other techniques.
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