Building a 32meter Indonesian Pinisi schooner

Hi all,
I'm building an ironwood, teak and mahogany Pinisi schooner in Indonesia & thought some members might like to see progress on Face Book: www.facebook.com/RajaNagaLaut.Cruises

I just posted a video of the 1st stage of the Launch Sequence - enjoy

 

Hi shoggard, I used to craft residential doors out of pyinkado, which is what we called ironwood over in the Burma. Which wood are you referring to an where do you use each?

 

A quickie:
Here ironwood is called Bissi used almost exclusively for the hull planking & stringers and is as expensive as it is heavy, an almost black/dark red timber

- Bitti (takes a keen ear to differentiate it from Bissi - used for ribs - a whiteish yellow timber has good water resistance so is good for exterior rails steps etc

- Teak (Jati): 2 or 3 varieties:
: Jati Tua: (literally old teak... but not really very old) contains more brown heart-wood than the others - interior decking for strength & colour
: Jati Mudah (literally: young teak) whiter with heart wood strips - walls/bulkheads
: Jati Puteh (literally: white teak) soft teak susceptable to termite... generally avoid it unless treated with antitermite solution - bulkheads where colour contrast is needed . It is light weight so quite good for furniture drawers etc

Mahogany: My absolute favourite because of consistent redish tone - used throughout public areas for walls front-facing furniture in preference to teak which I only use for contrast with mahogany.

Deck.... not laid yet, but I have mahogany drying & curing with a few test strips left in the sun to see how it weathers - we oil/varnish every couple of weeks to test.