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Bob
 
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Default Kiln dry v. Air Dry v. 50+ year old Lumber


Brian D wrote:
I'm not sure about other woods, but Douglas Fir gets harder over time. I've
run across old Douglas Fir, stuff from the mid-seventies, that you couldn't
even nail ...they just bent.

Brian



Hi Brian:

In all honesty......... I'm not that knowldgable when it comes to
woodworking. So is there any problem with the older wood? I heard
somthing about it being brittle? Or was that comment from another
helpful person willing to just take it off my hands?

Ever see a house made out of 2x4 that were laid flat on top of each
other much like a log cabin? People did strange things in OR and WA
durring the 50s and 60s.
Bob