In article , Leo wrote:

So we are lucky to pay only 1200euro here :-((
Which wood do You use? Spruce Fir?

Spruce/fir would be light, but what I see is very knotty. Pine is heavy.
I think some people use aspen. (Me, I haven't done any strip planking,
but would like to try it some time, just out of curiosity.)

As regards the price of wood, its importance obviously depends on the
size of the boat - on a small boat, you might not save much by using
a cheaper wood. I think strip planking also needs a lot of glue, which
is not free.


Sakari Aaltonen