Using Cypress For Wood Stretchers
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Anyone ever used cypress boards to make stretchers? Took a look at sample boards for coon, grey fox , cat & otter today a cousin made. Using an electric stapler, these should be work good and made for less than half the price of purchasing basswood stretchers.
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Re: Using Cypress For Wood Stretchers
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M. Howard, We got a small family-owned saw mill near here that specializes in cypress. $9.00 for an 8 foot board wide enough to make four 48" coon boards ripped 3/8" thick. Sanded the faces and rounded the edges. Makes a good looking board. That's about $2.25 per coon board plus a little elbow grease with the jig saw and electric sander.
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Re: Using Cypress For Wood Stretchers
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I would think cypress would make fine stretchers.
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a freind of mine made me some for coon. i love them! he made me a couple out of poplar and they are a booger to get a staple into and out of! the cypress really held up good for me last season with no warping or splitting. i hope to get me a dozen more this season.
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Re: Using Cypress For Wood Stretchers
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Clay,
That is what I'm wondering. As cypress dries completely it does have a tendacy to harden somewhat. Still should be OK though using an elctric stapler instead of push pins.
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Re: Using Cypress For Wood Stretchers
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I agree 100% Clay. I think coons and fox look way fuller coming off 1/2" boards. When coming off the 3/8" boards, I feel the edges are sharp and thin looking.
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Re: Using Cypress For Wood Stretchers
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Never heard of using catalpha before. We have them in Missouri. Do they stay soft over time? I have some boards I made out of catalpha about 3 years ago. They are just about as soft as basswood. I can push a push pin in it real easy.
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Re: Using Cypress For Wood Stretchers
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There are some good ones and some not so good. I saw some boards that were perfect size, but the edges were beveled down to a almost a 1/4" on the edges. The guy explained that you get a little more length out of them. My poor coons down here need all the thickness to look full. I love rounded edges at least 1/2" thick.
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