On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 03:44:31 +1100, K Smith wrote:

Wood is not a very strong material at all. Tougher hardwoods have very
moderate strength in compression, but other than that wood is a very
weak material with low resistance to flexing+

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Not at all true, wood has a very high strength to weight ratio. You
are confusing strength with stiffness. They are two entirely
different properties.