Thickness	Width	Length	Species	Use
4/4”	varied	16’+	White pine, spruce or other clear softwoods	Skin-On-Frame Boats
5/4”	varied	varied	White pine, spruce or other clear softwoods	Canoe Paddles
6/4”	varied	8’+	White pine, spruce or other clear softwoods	Spoon-Bladed Oars
4/4”	5’+	8’+	White cedar, clear	Lapstrake Planking
4/4”	varied	Varied, up to 16’	White Oak, cherry, walnut, clear	Steambent ribs, stems, gunwales, trim, knees, breasthooks, transoms
4mm, 6mm, 9mm	4’	8’	Okoume or meranti marine grade plywood.	Stitch and glue kayaks and skiffs.
4/4-8/4”	Varied	Varied	Knees and crotches of all of the aforementioned trees, including tamarack	Curved structural members in small boats such as quarter knees, breasthooks etc.

Tools

For power tools, we could really use:

Two or more tool actuated vacuum cleaners for orbital sanding (Fein, Festool, etc).
Our orbital sanders need replacement too. They are Bosch 5” random orbital sanders with a hook and loop 8-hole pad.
We’re always on the lookout for bandsaw blades; one of our bandsaws is 105”, the other is 131-1/2”. We typically use a 3/8” 8-12 TPI, but occasionally switch (on the larger blade) to a 1” wide 2 TPI.
We are also down to two functional cordless drills. They have been in heavy duty service for over a decade. We need at least two more quality cordless drills.

For hand tools, we need:

These are the tools that get dropped on our concrete floors and over the years give up the ghost.

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