Re: OT Max rafter length

Posted by jdemaris on May 17, 2007 at 11:37:08 from (66.218.11.18):

In Reply to: Re: OT Max rafter length posted by Walt Davies on May 17, 2007 at 11:22:01:

I've never even seen a Douglas Fir in real life. Here in New York we have lots of White and Red Pine, Hemlock, White Spruce, Beech, White Birch, Hard and Soft Maple, Red and White Oak, - but the only thing we have that is called Fir is Balsalm Fir. It used to be a used for its oil taken from the needles - to make perfume. But, the wood itself is useless.
As I recall - the Douglas Fir isn't even a true Fir tree - some kind of Larch I think.

Whatever it is - my local lumber years won't special order it anymore - too expensive, I guess.
Been that way for 15 years at least.

On the subject of wood and where it comes from - believe it or not, I just bought a bunch for framing lumber and all the 24 foot 2X4s are from Russia! What the heck sense does that make? I can understand with certain exotic hardwoods - but spruce framing lumber?

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