Dear Darren:
Here, in Brasil, we are using since the 30's a special wood to built
airplanes named FREIJÓ. In accordance with some stories and/or tales, this
wood was used to built the main structure of the famous, II WW , British
Bomber the (De Havilland? ) " Mosquito". (Some Friend in England could
check this information?).
Freijó is a little bit heavy than Spruce but is, at least, 20% stronger. We
did some tests before starting to built a KR-1 and the average strenght in
tension (Dark Freijó), was 1800Kgf per square centimeter ( 11,611 lb/in²).
If you want, I can check here prices and freight costs .
Best regards,
Claudio Holanda
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Original Message -----
From: "Darren Crompton" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 7:37 AM
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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