Pietenpol-List: oukume plywood
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:02 am
Original Posted By: "Skip Gadd"
Most boat builders are going with Oukume plywood these days. It is verystrong, stiff and exceptionally lightweight. It's a newer wood on the scenethan the old standbyes, but it is good stuff.Two minor drawbacks. It is more suseptible to rot than the others, so whenused in a boat, must be well varnished. Shouldn't matter in a plane, justvarnish carefully as you would anyways. Second drawback is it's odd pinkishcolor. I'm not sure I'd like it in my cockpits, though one could likelyplay around with some stain and fix it.If I were building again, I'd use it for as much as possible.Douwe________________________________________________________________________________
Most boat builders are going with Oukume plywood these days. It is verystrong, stiff and exceptionally lightweight. It's a newer wood on the scenethan the old standbyes, but it is good stuff.Two minor drawbacks. It is more suseptible to rot than the others, so whenused in a boat, must be well varnished. Shouldn't matter in a plane, justvarnish carefully as you would anyways. Second drawback is it's odd pinkishcolor. I'm not sure I'd like it in my cockpits, though one could likelyplay around with some stain and fix it.If I were building again, I'd use it for as much as possible.Douwe________________________________________________________________________________