Southern Pine Vs Douglas Fir
Fir is probably a premium.
Southern pine vs douglas fir. Revised december 1952 keywords. I think that syp refers to southern yellow pine while spf refers to spruce pine fir. Douglas fir comes in between the types of pine with its own rating of 660 on the janka scale. John douglas fir is a good substitute for southern yellow pine.
Douglas fir had higher cellulose than southern yellow pine. Several kinds of pines native to the southeast loblolly slash shortleaf and longleaf are classified in the lumber industry as southern yellow pine and are widely used in construction. Douglas fir is a hugely important lumber tree grown widely in plantations well outside its native range. Bill kasper on june 5 2020 at 2 18 am said.
Southern yellow pine shortleaf and loblolly has a rating of 690. 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. 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. Strenth of southern pine and douglas fir compared author.
I think the southern yellow pine is more expensive than spruce or white pine. Forest products laboratory subject. 2 thoughts on southern yellow pine vs. I m sure someone more knowledgeable than me will weigh in on this subject.
Douglas fir on the other hand features a tight flowing grain pattern that resists warping and twisting. The soft wood between the grain lines shrinks and expands making the wood cup or twist. Southern longleaf pine has a rating of 870 lb ft. It may simply just be different than the picture you had.
Southern yellow pine contained a lower average contact angle than douglas fir. Spf douglas fir spruce or white pine syp southern yellow pine syf pine and fir. I think spf is cheaper as a category than syp. Douglas fir created date.
If you do not see these markers it is still possible that you are not purchasing whitewood that comes from the tulip tree. Fir has tight close grain lines.