The Best Wood!! How to pick the right wood for your project.
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Got Wood? If you’ve ever had a door or window rot out after only a few years, or your lumber is twisting and warping Brent’s video explains why. Old growth lumber is better than new lumber and picking the right wood can make the difference between a successful project and nightmare. Get your wood right.
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Thanks for explanation on why the thickness of rings is different. Now I know.
You bet! Thanks for watching.
Amazing. Thanks Brent.
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Thankyou Brent for this valuable information! Much appreciated.
Thanks for watching.
I've seen it. We built from wood salvaged from workers houses from cane plantations in Hawaii. Doug Fir and Redwood. The DF was all beautiful, much V.G, hard to saw and nail. When we added new lumber from the store, the termites jumped right into like cotton candy. They kept out of the old growth.
Nice!
This is fantastic content, you earned another subscriber because this is great
Cool. So glad to hear it. Let me know if there are other things you'd enjoy learning about. Thanks for watching!
@@BrentHull in definitely a fan of your craftsman home material, and thank you for the book recommendations on the library video
Your video reminded me of a magazine article I read many years ago about the deforestation of the island of Marthas Vineyard. The article contained two photos, one from, I think, the 1920’s by which time the island was virtually deforested, and the same location in the 1970’s where the forest was self healing. Who knows, maybe in 100 years they’ll be able to harvest “new” old growth lumber.
Good info. Thanks for sharing.
Much appreciated you making this series of video to share the wood-related knowledge. As a wood lover, I am curious about the style, trend and history of American kitchen cabinets. That will be great if you can talk about this in the future. :)
You bet! I have one coming out soon.
Amazing sir!
Thanks for watching.
Such great content! Just found the channel. I'm hooked.
Awesome! thanks.
Love this now I dont feel so bad about my old home old wood..
For sure!!
Yup and that's y I love exotic hardwood;)
THanks!
Very informative! Thanks! If you're working on an old house is there a market for reclaimed lumber? Or is it more when an old structure is being torn down?
There is some, it depends on the quality of the wood. Most of the reclaimed wood we use comes from buildings being torn down. There are places like E.T. Moore in VA that harvests sinker logs, old-growth wood from river bottoms, but that is not the majority. Thanks for watching.
How close are composite lumbar to sapele? I'd be nice to use a psl or glulam from local trees.
Good question. I suspect for function they will be close.
In a nutshell, there you go!
Yes sir!
What kind of wood would you use for a paint grade porch if you don't have a $100k budget?
Sapele or Spanish Cedar are good exterior woods that are not expensive. Good luck!
Have you had any experience with Kebony wood? Bio infused softwood, or some such. Supposed to have some properties of hardwood + reduced seasonal movement.
I have not personally used it. It is part of a growing number of companies, Accoya, Thermawood, etc that are chemically treating and/or heat-treating wood to make it more stable and long lasting. I think these efforts will ultimately bare fruit but I'm not sure there is a winner yet. Thanks.
@@BrentHull Always a bit easier to trust the time tested materials. Great channel. Cheers,
So we are never going to have a old growth again because there is no virgin forrest? & There is only fast growing? Help me understand this because I'm confused.
Yes, well unless you want to wait 200 years. The way we harvest lumber, grow it like a crop, means that framing lumber will never be old growth. However, there are forest management strategies that are better than others. You can also still buy old growth lumber from specialty dealers or from salvage. It depends on what you want or need, if you're just needing framing lumber you'll be fine with new growth. I hope that answers your question.
Thank-you Brent. & I love your channel. 🤗
I have been taught the older the tree the tighter the rings
Rings true...pardon the pun.
Great videos love the content ...
Outcomes like climate, location, light levels and age of the woodlands all factor into the type of wood that the trees produce.
So what has happened is that older wood forests have had protection orders put on them which is not a recent policy has occurred over decades. So the industrial policy has been to focus on sustainable wood lands which tend to be new planned woodlands.
So this has culminated in fast growth poorly structured wood being the primary supply resource of industry. Most of this wood is fine for certain types of products but is not suitable for fine well made products such as furniture and finish level carpentry.
Good info! thanks.
I don’t really understand the point of your video. Are you saying that we should hurry up and grow new old growth forests, or keep cutting down the remaining ones? AWhy are you comparing fine grain old growth sapele used for furniture and mill work to a construction 2x4? Second growth, plantation and finger jointed lumber is manufactured and graded to meet the tested stresses of its intended use in construction. If we want to build and live in houses made from lumber, second growth is a reality. The quality of the SPF lumber 2x4 in Home Depot in Vancouver, BC is currently excellent. It comes from BC mills using mostly old growth Engelmann Spruce. The pine beetle infestation started killing all the pine trees west of the Rockies about 20 years ago. The very best quality spruce is graded to meet J-grade specifications for shipment to Japan. The majority of remaining is sold in to the USA to meet the standards of the North American market. The market is currently slow and prices are low. The type of lumber available in your lumber yard is going to be dictated by price and availability. I am doing a small renovation on an 80 yo cottage. The quality of the Douglas Fir used in the 2x4 walls is amazing - but it still rots when water is allowed to penetrate over time. New subscriber!
Thanks and welcome aboard. The point is mainly educational, not everyone knows as much as about wood as you do. Most people don't even know there was old growth wood. Also, as a preservationist, people working on old houses should understand their walls. For framing we use lumberyard wood, but also understand its limits and challenges. Thx.