Bubba, The first KR I built, I went to the local boat yard in White Bear Lake, MN and bought some Sitka spruce from them. The local FBO at So. St. Paul airport carried aircraft plywood so I was covered all directions. Try a boat building shop in your area but don't tell them you are building an airplane. Pat Driscoll Saint Paul, MN 55102 patric...@usfamily.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bubba" <mystic...@swbell.net> To: "KRNet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 3:13 AM Subject: KR> Buying wood
> A few years ago, the first time I started thinking about building a > KR<something>, there was a bunch of talk about the difficulty of finding > decent sitka spruce. Has that changed any? Because of that, and the need for > more strength, I had decided to use douglas fir. That decision still stands > for the most part, but now I'm thinking I'd rather buy wood locally so I can > get what I need for a weekend without getting slaughtered with shipping. > Doing it that way will reduce the chances of wood getting damaged while > waiting to be used. > > Anyway, is there anyone in/near Houston that knows of a lumberyard that > carries a BUNCH of douglas fir in fairly large lengths? I need 14' minimum, > 16' would be nice so I can true up both ends. > > Hey, here's a thought. How about if I get ahold of my friendly neighborhood > EAA chapter and start bugging them? ;) There's one at CXO where I'm planning > on keeping my KR and whatever spam can we wind up with. > -- > Steve > N205FT > mystic...@swbell.net > He who seeks will find, and he who knocks will be let in. > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! ---
