I'd like to build a fishing cabin or two on my property. The dominant species of tree on my property are Sugar Maple, Bitternut Hickory, Ironwood, Black Locust. Can any of these be used for timberframing? I have remote stands of white pine, but they're deep in the woods and are harder to get to. Also have significantly fewer quantities of red oak.

A follow-up question would be....what properties and values of wood are important for timberframing (and are they different depending on timber role (post vs beam vs. rafter)? I downloaded a copy of the "wood as an engineering material" document so I can reference that to see.