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52 – Exterior Woods

05.18.2021 by shannon // 5 Comments

Shannon's Lumber Industry Update · 52 – Exterior Woods

What Makes the Best Exterior Woods?

Choosing the right exterior woods for your projects doesn't have to be difficult when you understand the factors that make a good outdoor wood. In this episode we discuss the 5-6 factors that make a good exterior woods.

  • Tyloses Content  (White Oak vs Red Oak)
  • Extractive Type and Content  (Hard Maple vs Western Redcedar)
  • Density and Pore Structure  (Maple vs Red Oak)
  • Availability and Size/shape of tree  (Mesquite vs Douglas Fir)
  • Price  (Teak vs Iroko)
  • Weight  (Douglas Fir vs White Oak)

The first two points should be considered first and all pretty much equal in importance while the other points are in order of importance for durability. 

I also mentioned a web page that makes a case for  Black Locust but also highlights some of the issues too.  Learn more about Black Locust here.

Feedback

Leonid asks for some clarification on how the composite Iroko flooring was made that I mentioned in episode 51.

emails

  • Kyle asks about jobs for purchasing in the Lumber industry
  • Aaron asks about growth ring differences from bottom to top of the tree
  • Chris asks how to determine growth direction from a board
  • Sean has some logs that are checking differently depending on how they are stored: vertically vs horizontally

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  1. Eric Meyer says

    May 19, 2021 at 10:39 pm

    Regarding black locust. It seems like managing this wood is like raising mogwai. Do it right and you get Gizmo. Do it wrong and you get gremlins.

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  2. Tom Figura says

    May 22, 2021 at 6:41 pm

    Re: using black locust – i just commissioned a sawmill to cut 1000bf of 1×6 fencing, and a bunch of 6×6 and 8×8 for a timber framed shed. Trees are about 36″ diameter and knotty but straight for 14′. Bad idea? At $3/bf actually cheaper than Pressure Treated by me by about .50 . (westchester county ny/fairfield county ct)

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  3. Robert Green says

    May 24, 2021 at 7:43 pm

    Great episode, but you never mentioned redwood. Do we have something against redwood?

    Reply
  4. Tom Figura says

    June 2, 2021 at 6:06 pm

    Edit to my earlier question…I have begun working said black locust. Do you know of any vendors for adamantium tools/chisels/irons? I used to draw backgrounds on Wolverine for Mark Texiera so I should have a line, but nope.

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    • shannon says

      October 21, 2021 at 12:58 pm

      as an owner of every issue of Wolverine let me say thank you

      Reply

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