BTW you should be able to easily check on the local price of 5/4 decking at
your area lumber yards, ask them about 1 inch corner boards too, could be
cheaper. It is available almost everywhere except the Borg. You will loose 2
strips off each board so get the 6inch wide (or greater ) variety because of
the rounded corner. But if you use a Freude thin kerf blade you pick that up
again in less kerf wastage. The WRC decking boards are usually available in
clear at 16 ft (and were at all the lumber yards I checked here in NJ). You
need to go select the boards from a place that has a lot of stock. You will be
looking for the flat sawn boards with no knots. I had to select through a big
pile to get all mine but they don't mind the mess if you show the guys in the
yard the picture of the boat. BTW 5/4 boards lets you make slightly wider
strips than the 3/4 inch raven strips and which seem to behave the same to me.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: Pollard, Mike
To: Greg Ryan
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 1:11 PM
Subject: RE: Cedar Strips
Thanks for the info Greg.
Mike Pollard
Scientist - General Atomics Photonics Division
10240 Flanders Court
San Diego, CA 92121
858-457-8739
pollard@xxxxxxx
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From: Greg Ryan [mailto:gregoryrryan@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 9:59 AM
To: Pollard, Mike; BDally6107@xxxxxxx; swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Cedar Strips
Mike I milled mine for approximately $750-800 US dollars in timber (selected
flat sawn 5/4 clear WRC decking at 25% 16ft and 75%14 ft ) and 2 router bits.
I already had a planer and a table saw. The cost would be similar if you needed
to buy the table saw, thin kerf blade and the routers. Brams source of selected
cedar corner boards was much cheaper. He will tell you, but I could not source
that locally, therfore no selection.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: Pollard, Mike
To: BDally6107@xxxxxxx ; swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 12:26 PM
Subject: RE: Cedar Strips
Bram,
What is the approximate cost of milling strips yourself, assuming you
already have the proper tools for the job?
Thanks,
Mike Pollard
Scientist - General Atomics Photonics Division
10240 Flanders Court
San Diego, CA 92121
858-457-8739
pollard@xxxxxxx
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