Darren
Think about using select Australian Hoop Pine (supplier is in Toowoomba Qld
I think) and GL1 Ply from Mister Plywood. The difference in weight is
negligible over the amounts that a KR2 uses. I used Spruce and it's just not
worth the price to get it here....never again. Get a 1/4 sawn piece of 6x2
Hoop Pine dry it and ask a local cabinet maker to cut it to size where you
can watch it happen.
John Martindale
29 Jane Circuit
TOORMINA NSW 2452
AUSTRALIA
phone: 61 2 66584767 (H)
61 2 66869075 (W)
mobile: 0403 049990
email: johnja...@optusnet.com.au
web: www.members.optusnet.com.au/johnjanet/Martindale.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Crompton" <kr.2s.dar...@gmail.com>
To: <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 9:37 PM
Subject: KR> Spruce vs Douglas Fir
>I am ready to order my timber and being on a very tight budget, I am
> seriously considering douglas fir as an alternative to spruce. The spruce
> kit machined and delivered from an interstate supplier (Australia) is
> going
> to cost $3,000AU ($2,365US). Douglas fir on the other hand will be about
> 1/2 that price.
>
>>From what I have seen, fir will be about 15% heavier and is also stronger.
> I am a fairly light fella at 155lb and my girlfriend is 110lb, (don't let
> her know I shared that piece of information with the entire Internet!), so
> weight gained by using fir can be more than offset by our light frames.
>
> I'd appreciate some opinions on my choice.
>
> Thanks.
> Darren Crompton
> AUSTRALIA
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