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Which wood is naturally resistant to both insects and decay and was historically used for shipbuilding?

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Which wood is naturally resistant to both insects and decay and was historically used for shipbuilding?

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Which wood is naturally resistant to both insects and decay and was historically used for shipbuilding?

Re: Which wood is naturally resistant to both insects and decay and was historically used for shipbuilding?

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Teak (trim) and white oak (structure).

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Jason Roehl in Lafayette, IN

I think cypress was common a couple millennia ago, if memory serves (not for the millennia, but for the trivia).

Jason

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