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Old 20th Aug 2012, 16:37
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gleaf
 
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Old Ironsides Timbers
White Oak.

Hull Planking specification is 32 foot clear oak.
Oak is custom grown at the Navy's base at Crane Indiana.

Boston Navy Yard does its own custom sawing using a Woodmizer portable mill last I heard.
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