Getting hold of quality Spruce at this end of the world is tricky and expensive. The Australian Standard Specification for Aircraft Material (1944) "Australian Timbers for use as substitutes for Sitka Spruce" tells us about other usable timbers. It certainly does not say "lesser quality than spruce", so you may have some confidence in them. ? Hoop Pine ? Queensland Maple ? Bollywood ? Silver Quandong ? Silver Silkwood ? Bunya Pine Also known to have been widely used in the past are Oregon or Douglas Fir, and Klinki Pine from PNG
I'm planning on using Hoop Pine from Queensland, but I'm not sure how useful that is to you. (Maybe as good as Spruce is for me?) On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:43:42 -0800 (PST), William Jeffries <missionairf...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi Netters: > > Has anyone used any wood species besides sitka spruce. > Since every thing on the fuselage is laminated in > fiberglass I would think the strength would be there. > The spar is another story which I accept. > > Thanks, Bill Jeffries > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________ > 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://au.geocities.com/johnbavington
