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[*] posted on 1-5-2008 at 09:29 PM


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[*] posted on 1-5-2008 at 09:47 PM


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Thats a stack of Doug Fir 2x or I'm blind after 30 years of eye balling framing lumber. The locals call it sugar pine because it's so much more "sappy" than pine. Wish I was having your issues and or fun, John and Diane.


You're blind. They arn't getting Doug Fir in Asunción. Look at the ends of the stack of lumber up on the forklift. Sugar pine is a species of pine, not a sappy charachteristic. It's the tallest of the pines and one of the most limited in construction quality. Very common as an export to Mexico. One dollar per board foot has been the price for a long time, same as the states.

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Why are we looking at the painted ends of a unit of lumber that is being moved and not the close up side view of the yard guy in the red shirt. Isn't that the material John is buying? That side grain sure looks like Doug Fir to me.
But I could still be blind, stupid or worse for putting in my 2 cents on an otherwise pointless debate. :rolleyes:




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[*] posted on 1-6-2008 at 10:48 AM


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Why are we looking at the painted ends of a unit of lumber that is being moved and not the close up side view of the yard guy in the red shirt. Isn't that the material John is buying? That side grain sure looks like Doug Fir to me.
But I could still be blind, stupid or worse for putting in my 2 cents on an otherwise pointless debate. :rolleyes:


You're right Gadget.....It is kind of pointless but, I don't see any painted ends. The lumber, I believe, is Hemlock Fir. The grain is similiar to Doug Fir and the quality isn't far behind. I'm building a framed house and am familiar with what's available here. It wasn't till Home Depot came to town that Doug Fir was available. Too expensive for the locals.
Anyway, lumber is now available here. That's good because I can remember when it wasn't.
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[*] posted on 1-9-2008 at 08:12 AM


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