On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:06:46 -0400, Glenn Ashmore wrote:

Mahogany is a little harder to steam bend than white oak but still
doable. For some reason the mahogany I bent turned a little dark and
required a lot of sanding to get the color back. The problem with both
is that you have to keep the varnish in very good condition. If any
water gets to the wood it will turn black.

What about iroko (?sp) . A friend did the deck around his hot tub in it. Said
it cost slightly more than half of what teak would have cost. It looked pretty
much like teak to me and longevity is said to be similar. I'm thinking of
replacing the trashed toerail of one of my boats with it.

JJ


After a lot of anguish I settled for teak but it put a big dent in the
construction kitty.

Adam wrote:

What material could you recommend for caprail - deck to hull joint?

The top part of rail is going to be approximately 4"x0.75" - flatwise

I'm thinking about white oak, mahogany or plastic such as KingStar

How easy is to steam bend mahogany compare to white oak?

Thanks in advance

Adam

(37' Spray under construction



James Johnson
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