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Thanks Richard, another nice looking wagon.

Hi Richard,

What wood are you using for the underframe?? As all I've seen is hardwood, but there is many different hardwoods and probably not all suitable for the job.

Thanks

Andrew.

Sorry I didn't notice your query. It's oak in this case which is probably a bit course-grained for this scale. When I was buying fence boarding from a timber supplier I asked if they could plane some up to the correct section, which they did.

Oak will make fittings stain, shipbuilders would burn the wood, and in wagon making I think they must have used red lead or similar. It goes a nice silvery colour after weathering. It can tend to split. Dave Noble supplies lime for underframes.