Corrie wrote:

"Rich S." wrote in message ...
"Corrie" wrote in message
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AHA! It's all in the wrist, or in getting the correct search terms in
google. Depends what you want to do. Anyway, here are a couple of
links to info:

http://www.lsuagcenter.com/Communica...e/3nws0806.htm
http://www.safnet.org/archive/0703_howtointerpret.cfm

From that second site, here's some interesting info:

"...species groups ... are denoted by these abbreviations:
Spruce-Pine-Fir S-P-F
..."

I saw a *lot* of lumber at the yard stamped S-P-F. Spruce-pine-fir,
doesn't matter for wall studs. Oh joy, or rupture.

The wood you find at the Borg* may have the word "Fir" but you will notice
the absence of the modifier "Douglas". I'm about the open up a wall in my
living room and install a couple more windows. You can bet I'll be going to
a real lumber yard and buying kiln-dried Douglas Fir studs and headers. That
wet sub-species crap at the Borg will twist and turn like a stick of red
licorice as it cures.

No doubt. According to the forest-products trade association stuff I
found, there IS a stamp for Douglas fir, though - the letters 'DF'
inside a triangle. Just didn't see any the other night. Short of
sending a swatch to the local forestry lab, knowing what the markings
mean is likely to get you better results than asking a guy in an
apron.Oh, But last week he was probably helping customers

by asking--You want fries with that ,sir ???