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Hello there boardbuilders,
I'm doing a hollow wood surfboard and I'm trying to find information on skin material. Most people go for Paulownia of course, Balsa or different "esthetical" woods like cedar pine and such.
I'm wondering if anyone ever used Lauan plywood for skins?? I see a lot of people using 1/8" dor the inner structure but nowhere have I found a place where they use it as skin. Why is that? most people think it looks ugly? is it a weight to volume ratio, and stiffness thing?
I don't mind the look of Lauan, and at say 3/16 thickness it seems to me that it would be solid enough with proper glassing...
Thanks for the feedback!
Cheers,
Marc