He would use red oak and hes built hundreds of boats.

Boat building oak. Exotic Lumber proudly supports the boat building repair and restoration community here in Maryland and throughout the entire East Coast. Boat building and joinery the most demanding of skills requires the most discerning selection of material. Or Alton Wallace I think that was his name who built hundreds of west-pointer skiffs strip-planked pine on red oak frames.

Per board foot White oak is a domestic Eastern wood often used in boat building. Together with our new sister company Wentwood Timber Centrewe are well placed to supply a good range of native hardwoods. It is buoyant widely available and easily worked.

Were currently experiencing a high volume of orders and with Covid restrictions in place were currently working to a lead time of 21-28 working days some products have longer lead times as described in their individual descriptions. Covid-19 - 05042021 - Just a note to say iWood Timber will remain open again through this lockdown as we supply the construction industry. Generations fished from those boats.

Oak is a heavy and durable hardwood and its use in boat building goes back centuries. It is written as a journal. Boatbuilding Timber Supplies is a native timber supplier.

Whilst we specialise in supplying timber for boat builders and repairers we will of course supply timber for whatever you have in mind. It is principally used in framing and main longitudinal timbering for its density hardness great strength ability to hold fastenings and lack of shrinking and swelling when wet. 6-metre 20 ft length.

Note that oak shows dark staining when in contact with iron and can corrode some metals. Durable timbers and since the decay hazard in a boat kept on moorings is high it is necessary to take precautions. Ash is a light yet strong and resilient timber and has excellent bending properties.