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by **Duck Daddy** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:01 am

Anyone know wher to buy 2x2 (or 2x4) Oak lumber in the FtWorth area?? :thinking:

by **Ron** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:09 am

I dont know where to buy them but........you could double up 1x2's to get a 2x2. If you find out where to buy them, let us know. There are lots of people here from the DFW area, someone should know.

Ron

by **Woodyperk6** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:28 pm

Try Barney Robinson Hardwoods at 817-534-8901.

by **rbeemer** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:42 pm

Duck Daddy,

What are you using the Oak for? you may be able to find another Hardwood that will work

by **Duck Daddy** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:58 pm

I need to make my spars (Spell)
Im afraid my screws might pull out of the pine.
Im new at this so theres a good chance that i have no idea what im talking about..

by **rbeemer** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:24 pm

Duck Daddy,

You can use poplar instead and gluing 1 x 2 together will also work to get the 2 x 2. Oak is not the only hardwood you can use though probaly common. The key word to remember is "hardwood" You want to use a hardwood, pine is considered a "softwood". I think you can use pine for the spars except for the hatch but I my preference is to use a hardwood. Poplar happens also to be cheaper to buy than Oak

by **SteveH** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:35 pm

I used 2X2" pine for all my spars, except the hatch spar, which is a pair of 1X2" poplar doubled up with a plywood bulkhead. Going on two years...so far, all is well.

by **asianflava** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:59 pm

I used poplar but I didn't use screws. Just brads and polyurethane caulk. The only place my spars saw screws are where the hatch hinge is.

by **Todah Tear** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:57 pm

DuckDaddy,

I used Cedar spars (Home Depot) and I didn't have a problem finding straight ones. They cost a little more though. They are very strong and look great. Of course I did not plan to cover them up, so I got the benefit of their beauty.

Todah

BTW: A good friend bought me a Lowe's gift card as an early birthday present, so I must be a Teardropper....I got some Lavendar hand lotion and bath beads as well.

by **Duck Daddy** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:31 pm

Thanks everyone.
Nice to have you guys and gals to help out.
I didnt know that poplar was a hard wood. Ive found alot of that.
The bad weather this weekend is going to slow me down on my build. :cry:

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