Anybody need a keel?

[Tar Devil]

I haven't seen it in person, but one of the other engineers believes this to be white oak. Dude who owns the property said he gave up trying to cut the thing up.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/TarDevil/Boats/TomsLog.jpg

It's free for the asking, if anyone is interested.

[Eric D]

Dude who owns the property said he gave up trying to cut the thing up.

that is because he only had a 16" bar on the cheap little chainsaw!!!:D

He has no marks from even trying to cut it into smaller pieces.

bet it would be a nice piece but you would have some fun trying to get it somewhat straight. Even on the band mill I think we would be fighting it a lot.

[kc8pql]

Humm... That's not really what I'd call a saw log. All those forks are going to make it like one big knot. The reaction wood is going to twist and crack as it drys.

[Thermo]

Get a heck of a stem out of that stump I'd think.

[SamSam]

That would make one big unstable, non uniform strength chunk of wood. Real nice looking as a slab tabletop though. No telling how much metal is in it.

I'm just guessing, but if they had had the glues available now, I think there would have been a lot fewer solid wood pieces in boats back then.

[Paul Pless]

I'm just guessing, but if they had had the glues available now, I think there would have been a lot fewer solid wood pieces in boats back then.Not so sure about that.

[SamSam]

Originally Posted by SamSam http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1860327#post1860327)
I'm just guessing, but if they had had the glues available now, I think there would have been a lot fewer solid wood pieces in boats back then.


Not so sure about that.

I suppose you would also need the machinery available now to make suitable joints for gluing.

Other than that, is solid wood better than laminated? Maybe in certain cases/places?