Some of the old forebays in our area have the bottom framed up with sugar maple, because the stuff is very strong, but it's also very heavy. Also we have tons of it around here. So it was used where its weight would not cause problems but its strength could still be of benefit.

The upper frames are usually made of a mixture of oak and ash, because they are both strong (and ash is fairly light, relative to oak and maple) and occasionally black cherry is thrown in.

Personally of the species you mentioned, I would use Maple for posts and maybe braces too, if your ironwood can't be used for it.
Hickory for horizontal members -but not rafters, it's too heavy.
locust for sills and maybe also for bottom floor joists, if you plan on having framed floors. This stuff won't ever rot.

If you can get to the pine, that's what I would choose for rafters. If not, then maybe oak could be used here if you have enough of it.


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