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.

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


Oxalic acid will get rid of any black if it goes that way, at least on
the mahogany. Oak is a bit more difficult.
I'm surprised that you find oak harder to bend than mahogany, I find
it the other way around, but usually I'm bending european oak, the
grain is a bit wilder. A lot depends on if it was kiln dried and the
speed of kilning.
I've given up trying to bend kiln dried oak now, it's an expensive
way of making firewood.

Pete