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Folks need to quit thinking stuff is better just because it’s exotic (or “exclusive,” in this article’s slightly unusual verbiage that I’m chalking up to the author being Swedish). Find the local equivalent – and there almost always is a local equivalent – and use that instead.
For example, this article suggests Hard Maple, Cherrybark Oak, Mockernut Hickory or Snakewood for North America, and Olive for Europe.
I agree. As a hobbyist woodworker and boat builder, I do everything with ordinary untreated construction lumber and plywood, reclaimed untreated lumber and plywood, and what I can get from people taking out trees.
Don’t get me wrong. I love the look of tropical hardwoods, but I don’t see how to justify their use at scale. And with however many billion people we have today, there is no such thing as small scale.
As a hobbyist woodworker and boat builder, I do everything with ordinary untreated construction lumber and plywood
I’ve got to say, that might be stretching it too far in the other direction. I think if I were building a boat, I’d spring for the marine-grade ply.
A lot depends on the boat, what it’s used for, it’s expected lifetime, and how long it stays in the water at any one time. For my purposes, future builds will use marine grade plywood (fir; nothing exotic) only for boats that I just leave in the water, and then only below the waterline. And maybe not even then. Depending on the boat, the price difference between marine and exterior grade might pay for a boat lift or rail system so that the boat never has extended periods in the water.
