I'm in the early stages of planning a 16 x 24 foot
garage. The only species locally available and
affordable is red spruce (picea rubens). This will be my first timber frame.
I will be using white pine for the braces, but the other tinbers will be red spruce. I know spruce has the strength, but it is prone to twist and
checking, and is more difficult to work with hand tools than other species. Any wisdom or advice on working wth this species would be very helpfull and much appreciated. Thanks