Lumber and plywood from the Pacific Northwest was the industry standard up till the mid 70’s. Environmental law (spotted owl) basically ended old growth logging. What left is small diameter logs that contain wider growth rings and a lot more knots. Hence timber and plywood are not as good as when old growth trees were used.
Lumber and plywood from the Pacific Northwest was the industry standard up till the mid 70’s. Environmental law (spotted owl) basically ended old growth logging. What left is small diameter logs that contain wider growth rings and a lot more knots. Hence timber and plywood are not as good as when old growth trees were used.
Plus don’t the cut boards smaller and place studs farther apart than back in the good old days?