Here's a PDF file that does just that, gives you a selection and test methodology for the non-certified wood that you use in your project.
http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/UEP5RcRYnIYwgM31-UmspXnpzXSACpMccoQgrDp9Uu1qDMgymUiKC-4JXir34SzdezeIxQpOdzPeNtENwWQWwg/testing_wood.pdf Denny ... Ron Butterfield <ron.butterfi...@gmail.com> wrote: On 3/15/07, Darren Crompton wrote: > I am ready to order my timber and being on a very tight budget, I am > seriously considering douglas fir as an alternative to spruce. On http://krnet.org/ there is a link to the old paper KR newsletters, downloadable in pdf. Many years ago a gentleman documented just such a substitution, along with a test jig to make sure your wood matched your calculations. -- Regards, RonB _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html --------------------------------- We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list.