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Re: USFS Wood Handbook
By:Dan Caouette (CSCWC)
Date: 1/8/2017, 4:15 pm
In Response To: Re: USFS Wood Handbook (Dan Thaler)

More art than science?

In modern times it's become more science than art. Most structures these days use a lot of glulams for structural work. We don't have the stands of virgin timbers like in the 1800's and the structural behavior is more predictable.

For instance: I oversaw the rehabilitation project of a covered bridge about 11 years ago. The bridge was built in 1876. It had a Paddleford truss with added arches. Each original lower chord of the truss was comprised of two x 4 inch wide, 16 in tall and over 120 feet long pieces of eastern hemlock (we think). They ran from abutment to abutment and sandwiched the ends of the posts and diagonals. They were replaced with pressure-treated SYP (southern yellow pine) laminated beams.

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Material: Wood
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/8/2017, 10:39 am
USFS Wood Handbook *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/8/2017, 1:40 pm
Re: USFS Wood Handbook
Dan Thaler -- 1/8/2017, 2:13 pm
Re: USFS Wood Handbook
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/8/2017, 4:15 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/8/2017, 5:16 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/8/2017, 6:35 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/9/2017, 1:06 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/9/2017, 6:08 am
Re: USFS Wood difiance
jaybabina -- 1/9/2017, 8:11 am
Re: USFS Wood difiance *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/9/2017, 12:32 pm
It ain't like it used to be - wood
jaybabina -- 1/11/2017, 4:46 pm
Re: It ain't like it used to be - wood
JohnAbercrombie -- 1/11/2017, 10:34 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/12/2017, 12:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2017, 1:03 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/12/2017, 1:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/13/2017, 12:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2017, 12:59 am
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Paul Sylvester -- 1/12/2017, 5:38 am
Wow! - wood
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/12/2017, 10:42 am
Re: Wow! - wood
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/12/2017, 11:56 am
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John Messinger -- 1/9/2017, 2:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2017, 1:07 am
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Nick R. -- 1/8/2017, 2:44 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/8/2017, 3:05 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 1/8/2017, 10:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/9/2017, 1:08 am
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Richard Mertins -- 1/9/2017, 8:11 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 1/9/2017, 9:21 am
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scottbaxter -- 1/9/2017, 10:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2017, 1:10 am
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Steve Solomon -- 1/9/2017, 4:26 pm
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dave koslow -- 1/10/2017, 3:11 pm
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Steve Solomon -- 1/10/2017, 3:18 pm
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dave koslow -- 1/11/2017, 10:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2017, 1:22 am