Different types of wood and their uses

[hawgrider]

The role of wood in the old homesteaders’ lives cannot be overstated, and honestly, I think, has been a little forgotten. They built their cabins out of it, their furniture, they cooked over it, and built fences with it.

The majority of people nowadays go to Lowes or Home Depot for their wood, and ask the workers there for what they want. Until I got my hands on the FoxFire books, I had no idea how different each type of wood is, and how to choose which type for what we want on our homestead. Below I’ve shared what I’ve learned:


Firstly, when discussing wood, we’re either talking about green wood or seasoned wood. Wood will shrink as it dries out and seasons, so for the pieces that need to maintain their shape or fit, seasoned wood is always the best. Rafters, fence posts and rails, shingles, http://hillsborough-homesteading.com/different-types-of-wood-and-their-uses/

[rice paddy daddy]

I guess I've got an advantage - I spent my working career, 45 years, in the building materials/lumber business.
Started out as a laborer in a lumber yard, worked my way up.

[Slippy]

I had a bit of a different route than my hero rice paddy daddy, I studied to be a Forest Engineer in college, couldn't pass the upper level Calculus Courses so I changed my way and got an Industrial/Operations Bachelor of Science Degree with a Forest Products/Wood Science Minor.

My very first Forest Products Professor, Dr. Smith, started every class with the same line; "Keep Wood Inside Where It Belongs!"

Words to live by people, words to live by!

[Camel923]

I have one use for my wood and that is with Mrs Camel.

[Inor]

I have no professional experience working in a lumberyard nor do I have a degree dealing anything with wood. But I have made a LOT of sawdust over the last 35 years. Other than what my granddad and my good friend Harold taught me, all of my wood knowledge has come at the expense of ruining some mighty nice boards.

[MI.oldguy]

I have one use for my wood and that is with Mrs Camel.

I just knew there wood be some remark such as this!.

[BucketBack]

Wood Model Maker here

[hawgrider]

Wood Model Maker here

Pattern maker for a foundry?

I worked in a cast iron foundry for while.

[BucketBack]

Build some patterns also. Prototype Engineering Fixtures

We made BIG Models at Creative Industries Outer Drive and Mound . BIG like B1Bomber

It's were I got an FBI clearance at.

[TJC44]

I had a bit of a different route than my hero rice paddy daddy, I studied to be a Forest Engineer in college, couldn't pass the upper level Calculus Courses so I changed my way and got an Industrial/Operations Bachelor of Science Degree with a Forest Products/Wood Science Minor.

My very first Forest Products Professor, Dr. Smith, started every class with the same line; "Keep Wood Inside Where It Belongs!"

Words to live by people, words to live by!I am wondering where one would use advanced calculus in a forestry degree?

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[BucketBack]

I had a hard time with wine, wimmen, the 70's, and calculus

parabolic interpolation came in handy making a parabola*

*It's what reflects the light on auto lights BTW

eta I used Cherry for the model and IMPREG for the base

[Inor]

I am wondering where one would use advanced calculus in a forestry degree?

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I used to impress chicks at parties all the time with my ability to find the area under a sine wave. Mrs Inor was a bit harder to catch though. She wanted a guy that could teach her assembly language on a computer.

I once asked my dad: "Ragnar, what do women want?"

He replied, "Inor, that's simple. All women want More. More money, more time, more clothes and the ability find the area under a sine wave faster than anybody else."

I guess my dad was right.

[Slippy]

I am wondering where one would use advanced calculus in a forestry degree?

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Yeah, that's what I thought when I enrolled in Forest Engineering! The word Engineering in Forest Engineering differentiates it from Forestry.

Plenty of upper level Engineering, Math and Chemistry courses involved. The Forest Engineering Degree is similiar to a Civil Engineering degree.

http://bulletin.auburn.edu/coursesofinstruction/foen/

http://ferm.forestry.oregonstate.edu/sites/ferm.forestry.oregonstate.edu/files/FE%20Advising%20Guide%20-%202017%20-%2018.pdf

https://www.bachelorsportal.com/studies/114774/forest-engineering.html