Two meter troll wrote:

On Feb 26, 2:53 pm, max camirand wrote:
Hi group,
I'm wondering what wood to use for an unstayed mast (junk rig).
then you are going to want to go with stiff lite and strong. so given
your normal forest mix in the east that would be white or yellow cedar..
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Cedar is considered durable, but spruce has the best strength for its
weight: less durable, and hard to find in straight grain but coveted by
light plane builders (for instance) for main spars.

Brian W