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White Pine Framing Lumber - The Forestry Forum Can anyone speak to using white pine as a framing lumber for a stick-built house? If I am not dissuaded, are there any suggestions regarding the appropriate use of the span tables in the IRC --- i e , can I just use the sizes listed under Spruce Pine Fir? My town does not have an inspection Any other experience and suggestions are appreciated
White pine vs Hemlock - The Forestry Forum White pine vs HemlockIn my opinion, its a matter of opinion I'm currently using hemlock because it's stronger, I prefer the appearance, and there is no messy pitch However, all of my t g will be white pine The pine helps to brighten a room and its easier to set the pitch in 8 4 than 8X12 Also the hemlocks on my property are on average larger than my pines Just my $0 02 hope it helps
Milling sappy Eastern White Pine? - forestryforum. com Milling sappy Eastern White Pine?Certainly the sap is an issue Do some searching and reading here on the forum and you will find numerous ways of dealing with the sap issues There are lots of good ideas out there that work well EWP makes nice lumber, knots and all For sure you will go through a lot of gloves and clothes, but that's just part of the job For myself, I am allergic to the sap
Blue Stained Pine (prevention) - The Forestry Forum The lumber needs to be below 30% e m c to be safe from stain, but as long as the surface is starting to dry, you are in much better shape There are some chemicals that also work somewhat, that is a whole nother discussion Many large white pine mills do water logs, but a getting lumber immediately into a good dry kiln is very critical
White Pine vs SYP vs Doug Fir studs - The Forestry Forum White pine is fine for general purpose studs and framing I would prefer the douglas fir or various spruce species for top plates, rafters and corner studs, due to it's higher engineered strength ratings, but wouldn't hesitate to use clean (small tight knots) sound WP for above applications other than rafters if the price difference were
Sawing white pine - The Forestry Forum Sawing white pineI saw white pine quite frequently It is a softer wood and easily sawn processed Stack sticker right off the saw to prevent staining Haven't had problems with pitch build up If you do, put a little dish soap into your water for the blade lube syatem if you have that feature on your mill Wood Mizer LT40G Manual, Nyle L200 kiln, Logosol PH260 Moulder, Kubota L4300 with Farmi
Fungus mold on White Pine boards - The Forestry Forum Fungus mold on White Pine boardsKeeping the elements off is a good thing but that cut down on the airflow for drying Keep it away from walls, open all the windows and doors and keep a fan on it until it dries down below fiber saturation, when you make a fresh cut and don't see moisture inside Alternatively outside in a breezy area, well off the ground, facing so the prevailing wind goes
White pine beam span table anyone? - The Forestry Forum White pine beam span table anyone?You are probably not going to get there in EWP When you double the span, not only has the span doubled, the load has as well, the bending moment has squared For spans like that I'd probably go to LVL's and wrap them Look down, are the footings up to double the load?