TYPES OF WOOD IN 13 MISTAKES

WoodJanka HardnessWood characteristicsBoat partSourceNotes
1
American Chestnut
540
Hard, durable, pretty grain
cockpit tableFlooring from 1800's family home in CT.This is the real deal from the before the Chestnut Blight. Not wormy. Hand sawn.
jam cleatsProbably from 1800's family home in CT.This is wormy Chestnut indicating it was harvested after about 1900. (Self-designed jam cleats.)
canopy mount blockBarn in Brookline NHThis is wormy Chestnut indicating it was harvested after about 1900.
2Angelique1290very hard and dense, rot and bug resistantouter upper stemscrap from Mystic Seaport's build of the Amistad in 1998-2000I just happened to visit Mystic when the Amistad was being built and asked if I could have a piece of scrap.
3
Ash
1320
hard, tough, steam bendable, straight grained
inwaleNewfound Woodworks1" x 1" x 16' strips made by Newfound Woodworks
outwaleNewfound Woodworks3/4" x 2" x 16' strips made by Newfound Woodworks
fames/ribsNewfound Woodworks3/8" x 3/4" strips made by Newfound Woodworks
4Brazilian Ebony,
Coracao de negro		3400Extremely hard, rot and bug resistantouter lower stemBell Forest ProductsFresh cut surface is yellow but turns dark in a few minutes. Both colors are visible in the lower stem.
5Cedar, Alaskan White580Extreme rot and fungus resistantrear and upper hullNewfound Woodworks1/4" x 3/4" bead and cove strips made by Newfound Woodworks
6Douglas Fir660high strength to weight ratioballast pump padProbably from 1800's family home in CT.3 1/4" x 5 1/4" x 3 1/2' beam
7Garapa1700weatherproof without varnish or paintfloor on top of 3/8" plyhard and durable unfinishedEpoxied to subfloor, making an extremely stiff and hard floor. So hard it was impossible to set the nail heads into the boards!
8Hickory, Shagbark1820Shock resistant, tough, not rot resistant!inner stem, breasthook to keelProbably from 1800's family home in CT.Laminated from four 3/16" strips.
Completely encapsulated (hopefully) in epoxy.
9
Mahogony
900
beautiful and typical for boats of this perioddeck
Might be from Guilford Congregational Church pipe organ
Sliced to 5/16" on the new table saw.
straight grained, beautifulfull keelIt will be interesting to see if the keel splits the epoxy as the wood expands and contracts.
10Maple1400hardbow footwell floorHome DepotOriginally used as staircase railings in a local community theater play.
11
Oak, Red
1290
hard, holds fasteners well
keelson (from amidships aft)Home DepotIt is not straight! Caused many challenges with alignment.
rudderHome DepotAn amazing find at HD. Straight grained, quarter sawn red oak board
tiller (?)Probably from 1800's family home in CT.
breasthookHome DepotAn amazing find at HD. Straight grained, quarter sawn red oak board
floor support frameHome Depot
Oak, Red, tongue and groove1290
hard, holds fasteners well
motor support yokeflooring from flood damaged hardware store in Montpelier VermontI visited Montpelier just after the Great Vermont Flood of 10-11 July 2023.
12Oak, White1350chairsNo idea.purchased decades ago to build a boat that never happened
13Pine380light weightcanopyHome DepotOTS
Pine and Ash
Pine bench pieces are quarter sawn.
rear side benchesPine from PJ Currier Lumber
Pine is OTS, but I hunted for quarter sawn at the lumber yard.
Pine, Ash, and Red Oakrear bench seatPine from PJ Currier Lumber
Pine and Maplebow seatMaple was used in community theater play
14plywood, CDX, 3/8"870
hard, stiff
front lower hullHome DepotA LOT of sanding to get the edges down to 1/4" to match the 1/4" thick bead and cove strips.
15plywood, Doug Fir, AC, 3/8"660subfloorPJ Currier Lumber
16plywood 5.5mm, unknown wood660canopyPJ Currier Lumber
17Sapele1440very hard and dense, rot and bug resistanthandles on tableBeliz, from a walkway under construction

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