best wood for boat gunwales
The wood that you choose for making a gunwale must be full of strength, it should be durable and it should be able to help hold the shape of boat which is the quality of any good gunwale and thus for this purpose white ash wood, cherry, sitka spruce and mahogany wood will suit the best. besides perfect kind of wood, you will also need the other. On the couple strippers i've made my choice as to what to do about the gunwales was based on my experience building wood canvas canoes and all wood boats. at some point the gunwales may need to be replaced (from wear and tair of protecting the hull from docks, bumps and such) so i varnished them with a couple coats before installing them then. The wood coaming is in good shape, no dry rot apparent. looks like the previous owner had varnished them and it’s flaking off. from what i’ve read here about canoe gunwales from people who seem to know their stuff, if one plans on using the boat regularly, oil is better than varnish, no? so what type of oil is best?. 
best wood for boat gunwales Specify your canoe model and hull material when ordering gunwales. wood gunwales for royalex canoes are flat sided and are installed flush to hull on each side with top of hull material exposed in center. gunwales for composite or laminate canoes "cap" the hull with a kerf or lip to cover and conceal the sharp edge of the cloth laminate.. Do folks have a wood that they like for gunwales? this is for a 15' sail and oar boat. i used doug fir on my last build and it tends to splinter a bit. i was planning on cherry for this boat, because of its smooth, tight grain and workability, but i wonder if it's a bit too stiff to make the bend easily. these rails will be epoxied in place, epoxy and paint coated..
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