Rogelio The sitka grown in the UK is only good for matchsticks and construction it grows too fast. We use it graded to C16 for construction which is on the limit. Baltic pine is too dense and not as strong. I have got Douglas fir spars on mine, but they are heavy compared to spruce and must be North American (see above for UK grown Spruce) Hardwoods in general have too short a fibre length to be any good. Sorry stuck with Spruce...
Peter -----Original Message----- From: Rogelio M. Serrano Jr. via KRnet List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 03 March 2015 12:26 To: Rogelio Serrano Cc: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> UK aircraft grade lumber supplier? On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Rogelio M. Serrano Jr. <rogelios664 at gmail.com> wrote: <snipped...> > > Spruce is like Gold nowadays. Which is a good substitute? Baltic Pine? > bald cypress? > > Anybody got a stand of stika spruce they can spare? ;-) > Half of commercial plantations in the UK actually plant Sitka Spruce. But they are mostly used for paper, furniture and packing crates. Packing crates! _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5645 / Virus Database: 4299/9217 - Release Date: 03/03/15
