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James Honberger


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Pennsylvania, USA
Post  Posted 10 Jan 2015 10:37 am    
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I'm thinking of doing a build loosely base on the New Yorker. Does anyone know the wood or woods that were used on these models?
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Noah Miller


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Rocky Hill, CT
Post  Posted 10 Jan 2015 12:01 pm    
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The 1938 National catalog says maple. I've never seen a New Yorker that was clearly made of something else.
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Bill Creller

 

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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 13 Jan 2015 3:58 pm    
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the post-war catalog says Maple also....
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James Honberger


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Pennsylvania, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jan 2015 10:26 am    
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Thanks all. Maple it is.
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James Hartman

 

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Pennsylvania, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jan 2015 2:29 pm    
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I'd have guessed poplar, recalling the appearance of exposed wood where the black paint has chipped off mine. But on closer examination, it does look like maple (a bit difficult to tell, because most of the exposed wood is end grain). I'd say a relatively soft maple.
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