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Pros/cons? Don IP: Logged Posts: 65 IP: Logged Posts: 67 You can use mahogany for the other small parts: stem, bedlogs, transom. It is a VERY stable wood. Eric Dow builds his Havens with it. HTH JP IP: Logged Don IP: Logged All times are ET (US)
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Topic: Keel material
Donald A Lund
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posted 01-22-2007 05:22 PM
Anybody recommend,or have used mahogany?
Brent Cummings
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Registered: Dec 2004
posted 01-23-2007 06:21 AM
Don look through old posts. Someone used mahogany and had troubles bending it. If I recall correctly he ended up cutting some kerf cuts to help with the bend then epoxy filling afterwards.
John Pierce
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Registered: Apr 2004
posted 01-24-2007 04:33 PM
DON'T use mahogany for the keel!! It won't bend.
Donald A Lund
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posted 01-24-2007 08:13 PM
Thanks much for the qwik, sage advice.next newest topic | next oldest topic
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