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Kelly E Jones
 
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Default Wood Question: Which is stronger, a round post or square post?

In a fairly content-free post,
larry wrote:
McQualude wrote in message ...
I found this question in another group (misc.rural)...
Which is stronger, a round post or square post? Assume the posts are
both made from the same wood and are both equivalent in width.


Don't listen to all these engineers. Wood should be used based on its
properties, not their theories. Moment of inertia? If they ever
touched a real piece of wood I would be surprised.


Wow, that's a pretty strong argument you've got there.

Kelly