I do agree with much of whats been said. I did have some pics on the computer that might help with some of what's been said.
These are Red oak. One is fast grown, one is slow grown "old growth". Ring porous woods that are slow grown have a larger proportion of vessels, are less dense and weaker than faster grown.
These are Dougfir, the tags are the specific gravity. The strength of conifers is related to the percentage of latewood.
The relationship between rate of growth and density in conifers is not direct. Neither tight nor loose is what one is looking for if strength is the goal, a high percentage of latewood equals strength. There may be other criteria than strength too.
One thought I've been having with the talk of pollution, deforestation, resource depletion, sustainability. Why are we still subsidizing childbirth instead of taxing it?
