Making a door

[scook]

Yup - Spare is right. Good stuff - I've made some stuff for my boat with it. It machines nice, sands up nice and takes oil well (haven't tried varnishing it but expect that works well too).

If you're looking it up, it's spelled Ipe and pronounced eee-pay. You need to be careful about splitting - be sure to countersink for any flat or oval head screws and use round or pan head or glue if possible. Also, counterbore for every screw so only the threads engage the wood (drill the full diameter of the the screw shank) and lube the hole with a little shot of WD-40 or anything slippery. I've used waterproof white glue like Tightbond or Gorilla Glue. It holds well, but I don't like how Gorilla oozes out all over the place so I prefer white glue.

I like to use wood on my boat but Starboard is low maintenance and wood isn't. If you don't enjoy messing with wood, don't use it.

PVC board sounds interesting - I wonder if it's stiff enough in 1/4" thickness for a dashboard?

[garbubba]

I've used teak, mahogany, & cypress on several boats over the years, all work well, old heart cypress is tough to beat but hard to find.