02-07-2022, 09:58 PM
A bunch of us young aspiring wood boatbuilders were gathering around listening to an old hand, lessee 26 plus 22 is 48,....yeah 48 years ago. It was in Mathews, Virginia, which was then a tiny backwater town. One of our number asked him what was the best wood for framing a boat. The old shipwright said, without hesitation, "Why white oak is the best."
"Oh," said the young guy, looking kinda down in the dumps. " I just bought 500 feet of red oak."
"Well," said the master, "in that case red oak is the best wood there is for framing a boat."
"Oh," said the young guy, looking kinda down in the dumps. " I just bought 500 feet of red oak."
"Well," said the master, "in that case red oak is the best wood there is for framing a boat."