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Honduras mahogany BS1088 ply?
I need a few sheets of a good quality (BS1088 or 6566) 1/4" plywood with the
appearance of Honduras mahogany. I've inquired of the usual suspects and not found it. Suggestions? Jim |
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Honduras mahogany BS1088 ply?
Jim Conlin wrote in message ...
I need a few sheets of a good quality (BS1088 or 6566) 1/4" plywood with the appearance of Honduras mahogany. I've inquired of the usual suspects and not found it. Suggestions? Jim Try: Woodfinder.net Disclaimer... blah blah blah... they are a client... blah blah blah... Scotty from SmallBoats.com |
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Honduras mahogany BS1088 ply?
Jim Conlin wrote in message ...
I need a few sheets of a good quality (BS1088 or 6566) 1/4" plywood with the appearance of Honduras mahogany. I've inquired of the usual suspects and not found it. Suggestions? Jim The only bs1088 I found with the outer appearance and color of mahogany was a brand called "Joubert". There were other inferior brands that were also made in Joubert France, but alas, my distributors will buy none of it from France (and for good reason in my opinion) so I am forced lately to use another brand from Morocco, which really sucks in my opinion and I have built over 50 S+T boats... I know my thin plywood... Scotty from SmallBoats.com |
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Honduras mahogany BS1088 ply?
Jim,
If you are trying to match a particular type of wood exactly, you probably will not have a lot of luck. You may get close in 'style of grain', but probably not in color. It's hard to do that even if you buy your wood all at once. Batches vary. I don't know what you know or what you've found out yet, so forgive me if I'm beating a dead horse here. So, with that said, if you are looking for a mahogany-looking BS1088, then the choices I know of are Sapele (beautiful classic mahogany grain), Khaya (similar grain to Sapele, but a lot lighter and less contrast), Okoume (more plain grain), and Meranti (more reddish, plainer grain ...sometimes the grain is completely consistent.) Sometimes Okoume and Khaya are sold under the same name ...usually 'Okoume'. As far as Honduras mahogany goes, it can actually be one of several different woods but which look similar and have similar properties. I don't know of any source that'll guarantee that a particular type of wood *is absolutely* what they happen to call it, with the exception of Sapele that is. Sapele, Khaya, and Okoume are true mahoganies I believe. And I'm pretty sure that Meranti, Honduras, and Philippine 'mahoganies' are not. Same goes for Lauan, but they are all 'like mahogany' in many respects (differing in rot resistance, density, color, grain). Brian PS: If you can find your way to my web site (below), and then to the pictures of the boat I'm building and have built, then note that the McKenzie River drift boat is made of Sapele and the Tolman that's in construction has a hull built in Meranti. Haven't decided on which wood to use for the superstructure yet. -- My boat project: http://www.advantagecomposites.com/tongass "Backyard Renegade" wrote in message om... Jim Conlin wrote in message ... I need a few sheets of a good quality (BS1088 or 6566) 1/4" plywood with the appearance of Honduras mahogany. I've inquired of the usual suspects and not found it. Suggestions? Jim The only bs1088 I found with the outer appearance and color of mahogany was a brand called "Joubert". There were other inferior brands that were also made in Joubert France, but alas, my distributors will buy none of it from France (and for good reason in my opinion) so I am forced lately to use another brand from Morocco, which really sucks in my opinion and I have built over 50 S+T boats... I know my thin plywood... Scotty from SmallBoats.com |
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Honduras mahogany BS1088 ply?
The Meranti BS1088 sold here is made by Joubert and looks very much like
your description: http://plywood.e-boat.net/index.php -- Jacques http://www.bateau.com "Jim Conlin" wrote in message ... I need a few sheets of a good quality (BS1088 or 6566) 1/4" plywood with the appearance of Honduras mahogany. I've inquired of the usual suspects and not found it. Suggestions? Jim |
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Honduras mahogany BS1088 ply?
"Jacques Mertens" wrote in message ...
The Meranti BS1088 sold here is made by Joubert and looks very much like your description: http://plywood.e-boat.net/index.php -- Jacques http://www.bateau.com Yes, but you must watch out cause there are more than one manufacturer in Joubert France, but only one company called Joubert. The sticker on the wood is yellow and blue and says Joubert. This wood, generally sold as ocoume has the reddish wood for outside panels, many of the others don't. I am a happy camper today as I stumbled onto another supplier for the Joubert ocoume. There is a difference, a big difference. Scotty "Jim Conlin" wrote in message ... I need a few sheets of a good quality (BS1088 or 6566) 1/4" plywood with the appearance of Honduras mahogany. I've inquired of the usual suspects and not found it. Suggestions? Jim |
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Honduras mahogany BS1088 ply?
How many different URLs do you sell stuff from anyway, Jacques? QUESTION: What kind of wood is that Eurolite made from? Birch? Poplar? Brian -- My boat project: http://www.advantagecomposites.com/tongass "Jacques Mertens" wrote in message .. . The Meranti BS1088 sold here is made by Joubert and looks very much like your description: http://plywood.e-boat.net/index.php -- Jacques http://www.bateau.com "Jim Conlin" wrote in message ... I need a few sheets of a good quality (BS1088 or 6566) 1/4" plywood with the appearance of Honduras mahogany. I've inquired of the usual suspects and not found it. Suggestions? Jim |
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Honduras mahogany BS1088 ply?
Unclear ...which is better? If it's an outfit not mentioned here yet, how about if you share the info with us? Thx, Brian -- My boat project: http://www.advantagecomposites.com/tongass "Backyard Renegade" wrote in message m... "Jacques Mertens" wrote in message ... The Meranti BS1088 sold here is made by Joubert and looks very much like your description: http://plywood.e-boat.net/index.php -- Jacques http://www.bateau.com Yes, but you must watch out cause there are more than one manufacturer in Joubert France, but only one company called Joubert. The sticker on the wood is yellow and blue and says Joubert. This wood, generally sold as ocoume has the reddish wood for outside panels, many of the others don't. I am a happy camper today as I stumbled onto another supplier for the Joubert ocoume. There is a difference, a big difference. Scotty "Jim Conlin" wrote in message ... I need a few sheets of a good quality (BS1088 or 6566) 1/4" plywood with the appearance of Honduras mahogany. I've inquired of the usual suspects and not found it. Suggestions? Jim |
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Honduras mahogany BS1088 ply?
Mon cher ami, je suis capable de faire la difference entre un nom de ville
et un nom de compagnie. I use Joubert plywood since 35 years and never knew about a town or area named Joubert . . do you? -- Jacques http://www.bateau.com "Backyard Renegade" wrote in message m... "Jacques Mertens" wrote in message ... The Meranti BS1088 sold here is made by Joubert and looks very much like your description: http://plywood.e-boat.net/index.php -- Jacques http://www.bateau.com Yes, but you must watch out cause there are more than one manufacturer in Joubert France, but only one company called Joubert. The sticker on the wood is yellow and blue and says Joubert. This wood, generally sold as ocoume has the reddish wood for outside panels, many of the others don't. I am a happy camper today as I stumbled onto another supplier for the Joubert ocoume. There is a difference, a big difference. Scotty "Jim Conlin" wrote in message ... I need a few sheets of a good quality (BS1088 or 6566) 1/4" plywood with the appearance of Honduras mahogany. I've inquired of the usual suspects and not found it. Suggestions? Jim |
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Honduras mahogany BS1088 ply?
We run 9 web sites but are growing fast.
See this one for a detailed description of Eurolite plywood: http://plywood.e-boat.net/index.php It is European poplar with marine glue (melamine). The spanish manufacturer rates it as marine but it is made for boat interiors. We are experimenting with it's use for small boat hulls. -- Jacques http://www.bateau.com "Brian D" wrote in message news:rROcb.579989$YN5.420885@sccrnsc01... How many different URLs do you sell stuff from anyway, Jacques? QUESTION: What kind of wood is that Eurolite made from? Birch? Poplar? Brian -- My boat project: http://www.advantagecomposites.com/tongass |
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