To follow up on Annemarie's comments, Hemlock in Nova Scotia is about 15-25% less expensive than Pine, and is mainly used as flooring. In-service, it tends to act a lot like Pine; the crew just don't like working with it...

On another topic, we've been discussing Eastern Hemlock, but does anyone have any comments on Western Hemlock? I know that the Canadian Wood Design Manual rates "Pacific Coast Hemlock" second only to D.Fir/Western Larch in many strength categories, and that a number of companies out west are using it regularly.

Any comments?

Mark Gillis