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Default Aluminum Designs
On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:22:23 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 07:41:59 -0500, "Sal's Dad"
wrote:

as 1/8 aluminum weighs about the same as 3/4
ply.

If you divide 2.7, the density of aluminum, by 6, you get .45. I
thought plywood was heavier than that.

Casady

It may be.
Black ash 0.54
Birch 0.67
red cedar 0.38 (!!)
see the table here...
http://woodsgood.ca/woodDensity.htm

Regards

Brian W
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