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Originally Posted by Rick TYler

sdcantrell56 beat me to it -- Baltic birch is great for furniture and other applications where weight doesn't matter too much, but for boats -- er, I mean robots -- Okoume is the kind. Here's a link to a project I did with 4mm Okoume: http://www.jemwatercraft.com/images/...ahPictures.htm.

The only negative to okoume is cost. A sheet of okoume is approximately 2.5 times more expensive than baltic birch, but the weight savings is quite significant. The other nice thing about okoume is if you buy the marine grade bs1088, it will be the most consistent, highest quality wood you will ever find.

O and PS it cuts wonderfully with a laser