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KIND OF WOOD |
Price/Boardfoot (2" x 6" x 12") As Of June 2007 |
Availability (Weeks) |
Normal Life Span |
Ease To Work With |
Resistance To Warping |
Hardness |
Nail Holding |
Strength As A Post (Compressive) |
Strength As A Joist (Bending) |
Strength As Decking (Stiffness) |
Low Pitch Bleeding |
Paint Holding |
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White Ash (Fraxinus Americana) |
$4.80 | In Stock | C | C | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | C |
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Douglas-fir, Larch (Pseudotsuga Menziesif) |
$6.00 | In Stock | B | C+ | B | B | A | A | A | A | B | C |
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White Oak (Quercus alba) |
$8.40 | In Stock | A | C | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | C |
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus Strobus) Knotty |
$1.56 | In Stock | B | B | B | B | A | A | A | A | C | C |
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$4.80 | In Stock | B | B | B | B | A | A | A | A | C | C | ||
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Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron Tulipifera) |
$3.90 | In Stock | C | B | A | C | B | B | B | B | A | A |
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Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens) Endangered Species - Limited Supplies Until Stock Runs Out |
$10.00 | In Stock | A | B | A | B | B | B | B | A | A | A |
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Red Spruce (Picea Rubens) |
$0.50 | In Stock | C | B | B+ | C | B | B | B | B | A | B |
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African Mahogany (Swietenia Macrophylla) |
$7.80 | In Stock | B | B | A | B | B | A | A | A | A | B |
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Ipe, Peroba Decking (Tabebuia Serratifolia) |
$6.59 | In Stock | A | C | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | B |
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$9.00 | In Stock | A | C | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | ||
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Western Red Cedar (Thuja Plicata) Knotty |
$1.55 | In Stock | A | A | A | C | C | C | C | B | A | A |
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$1.75 | In Stock | A | A | A | C | C | C | C | B | A | A | ||
Note: Cedar must season for 4 months before painting. |
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Pressure-Treated Lumber [Pine or Spruce] |
$0.93 | In Stock | A | B | B | C+ | B | B | B | B | C+ | C | |
Note: Pressure-Treated Lumber must season for 1 year before painting. And: Any amount of Arsenic found in Pressure-Treated Lumber causes health problems. |
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