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Building with Green Lumber
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From Professor Gene Wengert, forum technical advisor: It was widely done with Douglas fir, but the warping of Southern pine has limited this species use. What species do you have? Of more concern would be the grade of the material. We have discussed in the past the problem of getting a building inspector to approve. From the original questioner: Thanks for the responses. I have large Douglas fir, and the studs will be mostly knot-free, top-quality wood. I have a grader lined up for when the wood is milled. I also plan on making all of my interior trim with vg fir. From contributor A: I use a lot of SYP in timber frames and stick frame homes. Most is used within 3 weeks of being sawn. Knowing construction tricks and letting the home dry as you build is not a bad thing. But I have felled a tree and sawed and nailed a board all in the same day.  Click here for higher quality, full size image From contributor X: Did you fabricate your metal connectors, or are they ready-made? From contributor A: I weld them up myself and the steel yard cuts them to my specs. I make all kinds of sizes and shapes. With the price of steel it is getting high to do it this way. But it looks really neat and is easy to put up.  Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Have a question about this article? Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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