Funny, I was thinking about positing this very same article.
From one of the ladies, thank you.
You'll rest easier at night knowing that your buried studwall is the best money can buy... LOL! :)
Speaking as someone of the incredibly cheap persuasion: scrounging nice cut offs from constructions sites is a good way to get building supplies of up to 7’ or so.
Right now I’m hoarding enough to start a new shed....
If you want to do it properly....never buy from a store....get rough cuts with “true” measurements ...there are wood mill’s everywhere....but then again I am in Maine where people offer tree’s for free if you remove them....
Last week I had a Douglass Fir floor installed even though there was no man around to antagonize.
NDS (National Design Standard) from the AWC provides propser guidance.
http://www.awc.org/pdf/codes-standards/publications/nds/AWC-NDS2012-ViewOnly-1506.pdf
In the olden days people had a mobile saw mill come in and cut up OAK into real 2x4s, not these 1 1/2x 3 1/2 pine you get at the lumber yard.
I can tell the difference when I drive a nail into them.
For your information, I already knew and have applied at least 75% of the information in the article for perhaps 30+ years in various home handy person projects--and didn't need to antagonize a man to do it, either. There are many beautiful things around my home which I designed and either built myself or had fabricated by a master craftsman. Oak, hickory, and beech are favorites of mine (oak is my absolute fav!) for things I expect to have around for a long time. Pine is good enough for small projects which don't have to stand the test of time, such as a feeding cage I built to allow my smaller cat a peaceful place to eat which the larger food-stealing cat could not enter due to her size.
Tonight's project involved fabric rather than wood; I designed and sewed a skirt to disguise an ugly electric radiator which takes up valuable real estate in my home yet is only used for the rare occasions when the heat goes out. Mounted on top of the radiator is a very pretty stained wooden box (half price at a craft store) which rests on a beveled plaque I picked up at a liquidator for a couple dollars. I put small cup hooks in the bottom of the plank, ran mini bungee cords under the horizontal top tube of the radiator and hooked them into the cup hooks for a sturdy platform which could be removed if I needed to use the radiator. I used industrial velcro to fasten the stained box on top of the plaque so that it could also be removed if I needed to use the radiator. The skirt was made of some beautiful upholstery fabric someone gave me, so zero cost there. The result of my endeavor is an attractive storage table which holds a lot of craft supplies on top, but which can be converted back to its original purpose (heating) in a matter of seconds.
Maybe Eddie01 should go find someone to antagonize, if it will make him feel better.
High capacity lumber with extended Glock clips is dangerous.
M4L Lumber
I didn’t read the article, but it looks like he’s talking construction lumber. When you get into buying hardwood lumber, it’s a whole ‘nother world.
Interesting article, however I rarely purchase any type of wood from a ‘box store’ - we have two excellent lumberyards in town that have higher quality lumber for less money.
If you need REALLY good structural lumber get the #1’s that are used for trusses (both local lumberyards have truss plants as well). It’s a bit more expensive but they build very well with virtually zero waste.
Plywood from lumber often has 2 more plys than ‘box store’ plywood as well.
A freight truck rolled up to my curb a few weeks ago, and the driver & I offloaded over 2.5 tons of Ipe (Ironwood, Pau Laupe, Brazilian walnut) lumber for our new deck. I then preceded to hump the lumber to the backyard, one piece at a time. This stuff is heavy...weighs 69 pounds per cubic foot. I actually had to cut the 4”x4”x16’ posts lumber in half to be able to carry the 8 foot lengths back. Carrying the 5/4”x20’ boards was fun too. The load is currently stacked and “acclimating” to the local environment. Will be installing next week.
Not your typical Lowe’s or Homo Depot lumber, but it’s beautiful and should still be here long after I’m gone...
I bet lady’s think of wood more often then we know.
Just harvested about 450mfb of Douglas fir from my property last month. Used local timber cutters, sold to local mills, to build local homes. We are blessed to have helped our local community and to be a whole lot richer!