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bob smith
 Post subject: Utile/Sipo
PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:40 am 
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Utile/Sipo
Entandrophragma utile
Anyone used this species?
Comments on it;s suitability for boatbuilding?
Bob Smith
Chester, SC
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gdcarpenter
 Post subject: Re: Utile/Sipo
PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:29 am 
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Hi Bob,

Can't specifically reference utile for boat building but I used it to build a 'hope chest' when my niece got married. Did some research at the time and several highly recommended it for exterior doors. It had some nice fine and straight grain and worked well without wearing bits out as badly as some of the 'harder' exotics. I would use it for frames without hesitation.


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thudpucker
 Post subject: Re: Utile/Sipo
PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:38 pm 
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I seem to recall a FED publised paper on wood and wood usablilty. I dont know how to look that stuff up though.
I saw part of it years ago when we were discussing which Oak to use.
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