| Frank,
Not that I'd really think anyone would use it, but isn't teak too hard for this 
application?? I believe it has a very high silicate content, and has a tendency 
to dull saw blades and routher bits fairly quickly, so imagine what it might do 
to your differential gears..
just a thought - Bryan
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>branch wrote:
>> 
>> But what kind of cedar?  Aromatic cedar (closet lining)?  Wester red cedar
>> (clapboards)?  Eastern white cedar (shingles)?  Incense cedar (pencils)?
>> Port Oroford cedar (decks)?  Or would .40 CCA yellow pine do the trick also?
>
>No CCA yellow pine, no hardwoods either.
>Cedar, teak, and redwood are high oil woods naturally and will absorb
>gear oil. They are also soft woods and will not hurt the gears like SYP
>or oak.
>Cedar is the cheapest, redwood may be cheaper in California, teak is
>very expensive.
>
>-- 
> Frank
> Drive it or give it to somebody that will
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