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Teak source
- Thread starter JCooke
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A good thing to do is post in your craigs list. A lot of people who might be refurbishing boats will often times have teak laying around(old swim steps, railings, and so on). The good thing about used teak is that it has been milled for a long time and has most likely done all the warping and twisting it will. With a little love and sanding it will look brand new again. The other good thing about used teak is that its cheap. I just priced out teak here in hawaii and its about $25 per board foot right now. I think thats almost as much as KOA!
hmmm not sure what modern methods your refering to. I know there are some really good epoxies out there just the different woods that would be sound and stable if I go 3 big bands. Im a machinist not a carpenter...may just run Alum. Teak here goes through 4-5 people locally and they all add a little to the original price...ouch my wallet.
Check with Josh at neptonic systems He has a couple of really nice triggers. A tuna that will hold as many bands as you choose to use and a smaller reef trigger that I put on my last build. I load it with 2 9/16 bands and it is very smoothe. He said that you could load up to 3 bands on this trigger and it is much cheaper than the alexander of the same quality. IMHO
Like Fox said you don't necessarily need to use teak. And as mentioned by Blaiz a visit to shipyard might net you a few chunks of teak at a fair price. Here is a link to a place yonder http://superiorhardwoodsalaska.com/lumber.html...they seem to carry Padauk, a very good gun wood, now if they had Bubinga that would be my pers. choice even over teak...good luck on the build!
Just got a bunch of bubinga for a cabinet job I have. Had to buy a huge piece as they didnt have any smaller pieces so looks like I have enough to build about 3 blue water guns. Pretty stoked.
Awesome Blaize! Keep us posted on the build, and let me know what you think of that wood.
I'm in the process of finishing a gun for a client in Jacatoba, quite dense...another fine wood for guns.
I'm in the process of finishing a gun for a client in Jacatoba, quite dense...another fine wood for guns.
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I think the main thing is that your using a dense wood with straight grain patterns. Any funky grain pattern will cause the stock to want to bow and twist. You dont want it too dense in that the stock would sink. Its easier to add lead to neutralize the buoyancy than it is to add buoyancy... if you fallow me (easier to add weight than floatation) I learned that tidbit from Foxfish
