Rethinking fir: the Douglas fir that is available today isn't what it used to be.(Wood Choices)

National Fisherman | May 1, 2004| | Copyright

The material of choice for most wooden-boat builders on the West Coast of the United States and Canada has always been Douglas fir. Few woods could rival Douglas fir for its ability to be used in boatbuilding applications--sawn ribs, stem, keel and planks--really, any part of a boat. That's why thousands of boats were built from this strong, durable wood during the wooden boatbuilding period that lasted from 1850 to 1950.

One well-known boatbuilder who used fir was Hans D. Bendixsen. (Though if truth were known, Douglas fir is not a fir. It's a member of the pine ...

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