Gordy Hill Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Ok, this is just for discussion's sake. I'm doing some remodeling of my 80 year old house in Orlando and have removed some 2x4 studs. They measure 1 5/8 x 3 5/8 . They weigh at least twice as much as a modern 2x4 and have a very very tight, straight grain and really smell nice when sawn or planed. My guess is that they are original growth pine. A: Seems there would be a useful place for this wood on a boat. (Don't forget heavy though...) B: Might be worth checking out old buildings for quality wood. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyot Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 B: old barns are great sources of lumber. My Haven 12.5 has seats made from Chestnut Oak taken from the loft in my barn. A lot of Oak can be found locally in most of the old barns. It is hard as a rock, but excellent lumber. Planing the Chestnut Oak was like carving diamonds. The boards I used were 14ft. by about 20 inches. And I got clear pieces over 8 ft long. Beautiful boards. I bet with some effort you would find lots of affordable lumber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokeyhydro Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Yes indeed, but . . . nails. A metal scanner wand such as used by TSA to wand down airplane passengers would do the trick. OF course various wood working tool sellers offer the same device. They cost a few bucks but so do the saw blades and planer blades that would be trashed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Votaw Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 The deadwood on PILGRIM's (my P22) keel is original growth longleaf yellow pine. Very dense and close grained. It should outlast the rest of the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jones Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 To add to Travis's post- that dead wood came from a house being torn down that was 105 yrs old. We counted 62 rings across the 4 inch width of the timber and made a ring of slices, showing that it came from about 8 inches from the center . That would make the tree somewhere in the 200 year old category . I think the tree was probably alive when Washington was President. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokeyhydro Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 To add to Travis's post- that dead wood came from a house being torn down that was 105 yrs old. We counted 62 rings across the 4 inch width of the timber and made a ring of slices, showing that it came from about 8 inches from the center . That would make the tree somewhere in the 200 year old category . I think the tree was probably alive when Washington was President.Wow! That is neat . wood with a history . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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