http://www.northendhardwoods.com Premier Supplier of Native and Exotic Hardwoods Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:30:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.northendhardwoods.com/our-products/marine-grade-plywood/comment-page-1/#comment-511 Supplying Materials for Wooden Boats « Northend Hardwoods Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:48:30 +0000 http://www.northendhardwoods.com/?page_id=46#comment-511 [...] Okoume marine plywood (Lloyds BS 1088 spec) is the number one wood for small boat building. It is used by virtually every maker of kits and commercial boats. It is fairly light in weight, has waterproof glue, no voids, and bends adequately. Other builders have used sapele and fir marine plywood. Some home builders use inexpensive luan but due to questionable void content, it should be avoided. I will not use luan for any boat. [...] [...] Okoume marine plywood (Lloyds BS 1088 spec) is the number one wood for small boat building. It is used by virtually every maker of kits and commercial boats. It is fairly light in weight, has waterproof glue, no voids, and bends adequately. Other builders have used sapele and fir marine plywood. Some home builders use inexpensive luan but due to questionable void content, it should be avoided. I will not use luan for any boat. [...]

]]> http://www.northendhardwoods.com/our-products/marine-grade-plywood/comment-page-1/#comment-457 The Top 5 Types of Plywood « Northend Hardwoods Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:25:58 +0000 http://www.northendhardwoods.com/?page_id=46#comment-457 [...] Marine Grade Plywood : This plywood is specifically designed for use in marine applications. The laminate layers at the core of the plywood are bonded together using waterproof glue that will not lose its bond when exposed to moisture or submerged in water as all other plywoods will. We have more information and pricing on our Marine Plywoods, here. [...] [...] Marine Grade Plywood : This plywood is specifically designed for use in marine applications. The laminate layers at the core of the plywood are bonded together using waterproof glue that will not lose its bond when exposed to moisture or submerged in water as all other plywoods will. We have more information and pricing on our Marine Plywoods, here. [...]

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