I'm using hoop pine in my KR-2S. It's 10% heavier than spruce but also 15%
stronger. It was approved as a substitute for spruce and douglas fir
during WW2. I think they built Mosquito bombers with it.
I buy first grade timber from a boat building supplier and cut it to size.
As John says, you
I actually imported a rough sawn piece of 8" x 2" spruce to Australia through a
local lumber yard and cut it down and smoothed to size myself. Didn't take very
long and worked out heaps cheaper. Had to work around a couple of faults in the
core of the flitch however and have the results
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