Where to buy gopher wood?

[Tom Jones III]

From a woodworking perspective only ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4853890.stm
This guy built a 1:5 replica of Noah's Ark! It is interesting that he used American cedar and pine. Given his location, why would he import American cedar?

[Tyler Howell]

It's that conversion to cubits that gets me:confused: :rolleyes:
They laughed at the first one.

[Kurt Forbes]

from all of the research I have read about there is no gopher wood.

English translations of old hebrew and greek work poorly at best usually.

Gopherete or similar spelling of the translation is a bundle of reeds bound togather. Some experts feel that this is the method that was used.

Building a wooden boat anything larger than a canoe with stoneage tools would be challenging to say the least. You have to keep in mind the time frame and look at what can you do with a stone it would be hard enough to cut down the tree let alone saw planks :)