Applewood for boat repairs

[R.I.Singer30]

I just recieved an e-mail from my nephew who has been doin cabinetmaking.He knows I am starting this restoration project and says he has some apple wood that he could mill up for me.My question is , what is it suitable for are there any advantages or disadvantages ? I tried a search but found nothing specific on it.

[Venchka]

No actual or practical experience. The literature says that grown apple knees are very desirable.

Cheers!

[R.I.Singer30]

Ignorance speaking.. I assume that knees are the point where a branch would form off of the trunk.?

[Thaddeus J. Van Gilder]

Apple was also used for straight frames in dories.

I have used it. It's pretty hard stuff, and it looks good when varnished.

[Ken Hutchins]

Real good for knees, lots of natural bends - almost 90 degrees, My dad build a vee bottom rowboat in the 30's used apple for all the knees and the stem, all still solid the last I saw it 12 years ago.

[DerekW]

Apple's nice stuff. I've used it for handmade cleats and nubbins, but for wet places I might be worried about the propensity to decay mentioned in here...

Tech sheet for applewood (http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/HardwoodNA/htmlDocs/maluseng.html)

cheers
Derek

[windfall]

The stuff is beutiful, strong and fairly shock resisatant. Moves alot during drying...realy can't get away with using it green. Nice crooks. VERY rot prone species...I wouldn't use it anywhere it won't get lots of ventilation and stay mostly dry. Really it's best function is for knees in open boats..or interior cabinitry