A 39' "downeast" influenced design - Feedback Request

Paulownia tomentosa is a superb boatbuilding material, but has to be seen as a strong core in a sandwich. In fact it is the best core material I know.
It is sometimes available from chinese sources at much lower rates as the ozzie timber farmers ask for.
And of course natural grown timber is almost always superior in comparison with farmed one.
Regards
Richard

[rwatson]

Originally Posted by apex1

Paulownia tomentosa is It is sometimes available from chinese sources at much lower rates as the ozzie timber farmers ask for.

Let me know if you come across any. All inquiries I made put imported Pawlonia logs much dearer, which is why the plantations are so keen to get established.

The Chinese government puts a big export tax on non-processed timber.

Originally Posted by rwatson

Let me know if you come across any. All inquiries I made put imported Pawlonia logs much dearer, which is why the plantations are so keen to get established.
The Chinese government puts a big export tax on non-processed timber.

The trick is to get it processed in China before exporting it! And that makes sense too, a bead and cove cut made there is near to nothing in cost!

In May the m³ of 19mm x 70mm x 300mm was around 1.200$ US fob Shenzen.

But there is a problem, this source does´nt exist any longer, and I am not in that business any longer. So I doubt that I can assist you, you would have to make your own investigations.
Start here:
http://www.globalwood.org/market/market.htm
http://www.timberhunt.com/

Regards
Richard