TIL our wood is weird

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[–]neomarxist_bullshit 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

for fuel sure, but is it really good for construction?

[–]jet199[S] 9 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

No.

Slow growth means more strength so modern pine is weaker.

[–]VirgilGriff 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

NOOO you can't just use a few more 2x4s but still end up with massive time and therefore cost savings! That goes against nature!

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Right. Engineered beams (LVL's) take care of this problem as well.