Original Posted By: TJTREV(at)webtv.net (Theodore Trevorrow)
Thanks, Kyle. The issues you raise are the very ones I,m trying to learn about. With the scarcity and price of sitka I think we need to explore the best alternatives. I have a little Douglas Fir, but it's too heavy. Rod Funk>From: kyle ray >Reply-To: Pietenpol Discussion >To: Pietenpol Discussion >Subject: Re: alternate wood>Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 12:53:58 -0500>>Rod,>There's a lot of alternate woods to sitka spruce and I've heard that>yellow poplar is approved for repairs, however I haven't seen>the wood's strength described as I have the western conifers>such as you'll find in the west, example would be modulus of rupture,>shear parallel to the grain etc. Several of these have been listed>in various publications and I think you'll find one at Decosta's site.>My brother in law recently commented that he was pulling a couple>of poplar trees with his tractor (that were cut off his farm)> to his neighbors who had a band saw>and was having them ripped up for barn doors. I asked him about the>properties of the wood he said very strong and light but he thought>sassafras was even better having taken advantage of it's light>weight and strength to build cattle racks for a pickup trucks.>I've seen several houses built of poplar and they seem strong>but they don't seem to have the nail holding ability of some other>woods. I would be interested in a stress analysis of Poplar>if anyone knows of one. I would have to see a full report>before I would construct a spar, I can buy the wood all day>long, clear for about $ .50 a board foot. But remember>before constucting out of any material get the facts from>a professional source.>>>----- Original Message ----->From: rod funk >To: Pietenpol Discussion >Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:03 PM>Subject: alternate wood>>> > Does any one have knowledge or experience with wood other than sitka? >I"m> > wondering about yellow poplar, for instance. Rod Funk> >> >> >>________________________________________________________________________________