Where do you buy your wood to plank your hull

[Le petit normand]

Hey there,

I was wondering if some of you can give me some good website where I can buy my wood to plank my hull. They must be at least 36" in length.

Thanks in advance

Le Petit Normand

[bigford]

they seem ok, the lhs never has the stuff i need anyhow :mad:
http://www.nationalbalsa.com

[785boats]

This boat was built by one of our club members completely out of those cheap wooden slat window blinds. Hull & superstructure.
He just cut them into planks. They bend well with a bit of a soaking. Don't know what type of wood it is though.
Regards.
Paul.

[patmat2350]

I've heard that the window blind industry is a big user of basswood.

I just rip basswood sheets on a cheap modeler's table saw.
I've never met a boat I couldn't plank with 24" or less pieces... butt jointed just like on real boats when necessary.

[woodybob]

I’ve been very happy with the lumber that Northeastern Scale Lumber (http://www.northeasternscalelumber.com/) supplies.

[Greg Hiltz]

I would find a friend (or group member) with a table saw with a thin-kerf blade, find or buy an 8ft long clear pine or cedar 3/4" thick board, set the fence at 1/8", and run the board through the saw, giving you 3/4" X 1/8" planks. Better yet, cut the board at 4ft length for easier handling. If he has a jointer-planer, you can also set the planer very light, and do one pass over the planer, then one table saw pass, and repeat. This will give you planks planer-finished on 3 sides. If you need narrower planks, simply rip the board vertically(on edge), at half thckness, and then every saw pass will give you planks approx. 5/16" wide(3/4" div.by 2 minus saw blade thickness).
One board will give you enough planks to last a long time. Cedar and pine will take bends very nicely, and steaming over an electric teakettle spout will let you tie the plank into a knot.
That is what I've done for years.
-Greg

[green-boat]

What Greg said.

I sometimes will find a pallet and run it thru the table saw to get my lumber. They make them out of Oak, Poplar, Mahogany, Basswood, Cottonwood.......

[Le petit normand]

I've never met a boat I couldn't plank with 24" or less pieces... butt jointed just like on real boats when necessary.

I have done that a couple of time when I broke two much plank from the kit .... I am just not up to do on complete hull with that technique yet ... maybe in a few years....

I would find a friend (or group member) with a table saw with a thin-kerf blade, find or buy an 8ft long clear pine or cedar 3/4" thick board, set the fence at 1/8", and run the board through the saw, giving you 3/4" X 1/8" planks. Better yet, cut the board at 4ft length for easier handling. If he has a jointer-planer, you can also set the planer very light, and do one pass over the planer, then one table saw pass, and repeat. This will give you planks planer-finished on 3 sides. If you need narrower planks, simply rip the board vertically(on edge), at half thckness, and then every saw pass will give you planks approx. 5/16" wide(3/4" div.by 2 minus saw blade thickness).
One board will give you enough planks to last a long time. Cedar and pine will take bends very nicely, and steaming over an electric teakettle spout will let you tie the plank into a knot.
That is what I've done for years.
-Greg

Unfortunately for me I don't have these equipment nor a friend with them

they seem ok, the lhs never has the stuff i need anyhow :mad:
http://www.nationalbalsa.com

I’ve been very happy with the lumber that Northeastern Scale Lumber (http://www.northeasternscalelumber.com/) supplies.


That's the one I find online, I'll probably use on of them maybe nationalbalsa as they seems to do all the works at home, I'll try to support them ....

[charlie eaton]

Both are located in MA. Both are good companies.

[jshander]

I see you are from Madison.
If you ever get to eastern part of WI, a local woodworking shop has lots of nice scraps (thin strips furniture grade cherry, maple, walnut, veneers and thin plywood scraps and occasionally exotic woods like swiss pear or teak). I often bring a truckload to our monthly Wisconsin Scale Boaters Association (http://www.wiscaleboat.org/index.htm) meeting for members to take home.
Price is very reasonable- free (and my wife always like it when I come home with an empty truck). Cherry is great for planking.
We meet at the Greenfield News and Hobby shop on south side of Milwaukee on the second Thursday night of the month.
Local woodworking shops often have great scraps that they have to pay to throw away. There might be something local to you.
Jim