Well, I've been here for 46 years now and I've yet to see a 2x4-stacked
house. I've seen several lodgepole type cabins in the woods though, mostly
dating back to the '20s when a few people were wishing they could find gold
here. They've all rotted and disappeared now.

But as far as using the old wood goes, it does NOT get brittle unless it's
got a fungus problem. If there's no whitish or blackish 'look' to it (cut
and look at the interior as well), and there are no soft spots, then the
wood's fine. It's gets stronger as it dries ...not brittle. Obviously,
green wood is more limber and breaks by splintering while dried wood is
stiffer, harder, and breaks in more of a 'snap', but that's true for all
woods and you can't build with green, so where's the problem? I'd love to
have some 50 year old wood to build with. If you bend your boat far enough
to break it, then you've got other problems.

Brian D



"Bob" wrote in message
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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