Douglas Fir Vs Southern Yellow Pine
Bill kasper on june 5 2020 at 2 18 am said.
Douglas fir vs southern yellow pine. Can anyone explain the tradeoffs between douglas fir yellow pine in terms of structural stability etc for a workbench. Douglas fir on the other hand. 2 thoughts on southern yellow pine vs. So it s fairly comparable to the yellow pines in hardness though a bit softer than the shortleaf varieties and significantly less hard than the southern longleaf pine.
Southern longleaf pine has a rating of 870 lb ft. Douglas fir created date. Strenth of southern pine and douglas fir compared author. Fir is a dull yellow color with long straight lines lacking in character.
Because of pine s grain structure and varying colors ranging from brown to yellow white it is the ideal choice for those seeking a colonial or rustic character to their wide plank floor project. Forest products laboratory subject. Investigating differences between douglas fir and southern yellow pine bonding properties kyle mirabile abstract differences in southern yellow pine represented by pinus taeda and douglas fir pseudotsuga menziesii mature and juvenile wood were examined in terms of density chemical composition surface energy shear stress wood failure and delamination. Douglas fir on the other hand features a tight flowing grain pattern that resists warping and twisting.
Yellow pine vs douglas fir for workbench but the problem is where i live all the construction grade 2 by s are douglas fir. Douglas fir comes in between the types of pine with its own rating of 660 on the janka scale. Brian one thing i noticed with that warehouse dougfir which we used for window lintels and our mantlepiece over the fireplace is that the latewood kept popping up out of the surface when i was planing it. Revised december 1952 keywords.