New England spar lumber similar to Sitka?

[jermedia]

I'm wondering if there is any high grade Spruce, or other suitable spar grade lumber found in the new england area "on the hoof" so to speak???

[jermedia]

I'm wondering if there is any high grade Spruce, or other suitable spar grade lumber found in the new england area "on the hoof" so to speak???

[jermedia]

I'm wondering if there is any high grade Spruce, or other suitable spar grade lumber found in the new england area "on the hoof" so to speak???

[JimConlin]

Boulter plywood can supply sitka. Quality is variable. Bring money.

[JimConlin]

Boulter plywood can supply sitka. Quality is variable. Bring money.

[JimConlin]

Boulter plywood can supply sitka. Quality is variable. Bring money.

[Bruce Hooke]

I'd guess that your best bet would be to check with local sawmills and try to find someone who will let you pick through their pile of spruce to look for some fairly clear stock. I wouldn't worry that much about what kind of spruce it is, and it will be hard to tell anyway if the bark is gone. New England spruce certainly isn't at the same 'level' as Sitka but plenty of masts have been made with it.

Another option would be to look around for a lumberyard that still sells rough spruce boards. Such boards used to be sold as staging planks but because of liability they don't call them that anymore, however, some older lumberyards do still sell them, and if you can pick through the pile you could probably find some fairly clear stock.

[Bruce Hooke]

I'd guess that your best bet would be to check with local sawmills and try to find someone who will let you pick through their pile of spruce to look for some fairly clear stock. I wouldn't worry that much about what kind of spruce it is, and it will be hard to tell anyway if the bark is gone. New England spruce certainly isn't at the same 'level' as Sitka but plenty of masts have been made with it.

Another option would be to look around for a lumberyard that still sells rough spruce boards. Such boards used to be sold as staging planks but because of liability they don't call them that anymore, however, some older lumberyards do still sell them, and if you can pick through the pile you could probably find some fairly clear stock.

[Bruce Hooke]

I'd guess that your best bet would be to check with local sawmills and try to find someone who will let you pick through their pile of spruce to look for some fairly clear stock. I wouldn't worry that much about what kind of spruce it is, and it will be hard to tell anyway if the bark is gone. New England spruce certainly isn't at the same 'level' as Sitka but plenty of masts have been made with it.

Another option would be to look around for a lumberyard that still sells rough spruce boards. Such boards used to be sold as staging planks but because of liability they don't call them that anymore, however, some older lumberyards do still sell them, and if you can pick through the pile you could probably find some fairly clear stock.

[jermedia]

I'm also curious if Sitka spruce has been (or is) grown on the east coast, given the fact that it's relatively close in latitude, and the new england coast is just as wet. Save for the colder winters, I wonder how the trees would do?

[jermedia]

I'm also curious if Sitka spruce has been (or is) grown on the east coast, given the fact that it's relatively close in latitude, and the new england coast is just as wet. Save for the colder winters, I wonder how the trees would do?

[jermedia]

I'm also curious if Sitka spruce has been (or is) grown on the east coast, given the fact that it's relatively close in latitude, and the new england coast is just as wet. Save for the colder winters, I wonder how the trees would do?

[imported_Steven Bauer]

I guess you've never been to the Pacific Northwest. The lumberyard spruce staging planks are the way to go if you are gluing up smaller pieces -- birds mouth or hollow box. I bought some 16' long, 2" thick, 10" wide planks. I had to pick through a dozen or so to find two really clear ones. Air dried, I think they were about $20 each. Eastern White Spruce. Not as flexible as Sitka but much more reasonable pricewise.
Steven

[imported_Steven Bauer]

I guess you've never been to the Pacific Northwest. The lumberyard spruce staging planks are the way to go if you are gluing up smaller pieces -- birds mouth or hollow box. I bought some 16' long, 2" thick, 10" wide planks. I had to pick through a dozen or so to find two really clear ones. Air dried, I think they were about $20 each. Eastern White Spruce. Not as flexible as Sitka but much more reasonable pricewise.
Steven

[imported_Steven Bauer]

I guess you've never been to the Pacific Northwest. The lumberyard spruce staging planks are the way to go if you are gluing up smaller pieces -- birds mouth or hollow box. I bought some 16' long, 2" thick, 10" wide planks. I had to pick through a dozen or so to find two really clear ones. Air dried, I think they were about $20 each. Eastern White Spruce. Not as flexible as Sitka but much more reasonable pricewise.
Steven

[jerboats]

Yes, i've been to the PNW, but that wasn't the question. I'm seriously wondering if the trees would grow well, or at all on the east coast, or if it's been tried?

[jerboats]

Yes, i've been to the PNW, but that wasn't the question. I'm seriously wondering if the trees would grow well, or at all on the east coast, or if it's been tried?

[jerboats]

Yes, i've been to the PNW, but that wasn't the question. I'm seriously wondering if the trees would grow well, or at all on the east coast, or if it's been tried?