In article , -MIKE-
wrote:

On 9/26/12 1:26 PM, Swingman wrote:
Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:13:29 -0500, Swingman wrote:

On 9/26/2012 9:55 AM, Pat Barber wrote:
I would gladly give you all the SYP we have for
a decent load of Douglas Fir.

+1

DF is all we have up here in the PNW. /brag g

Freshly cut, it's as soft as pine. Dry, it's harder than oak.
Import nails bend when they just _see_ aged doug fir. And it handles
cold, rainy weather damnear as well as PT, cedar, or redwood. Amazing.

Vertical grain Douglas fir can make some nice looking furniture and carries
a premium price hereabouts.


I love doug fir and the local big boxes used to carry it, regularly.
Very hard to find, anymore.
I'll ignore the "harder than oak" comment and chalk it up to hyperbole.

You'd be mistaken. Try working with 50 year old DF fourbatooz. You
pretty much have to drill to be able to drive a nail.

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