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Performance Characteristics of Construction Lumber
Wood Type
|
Total
Performance |
Freedom
from Shrinking |
Freedom
from Warping |
Decay
Resistance (Heartwood) |
Paint
Holding |
Freedom
from Pitch (Resin) |
Workability
|
Nail
Holding |
Bending
Strength |
Stiffness
|
Hardness
|
California Redwood
|
26
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Douglas Fir-larch
|
23
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
Western Cedar
|
22
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Southern Pine
|
22
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
Eastern Hemlock
|
21
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Hem-fir
|
19
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Idaho White Pine
|
19
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Spruce-Pine-Fir
(Canada) |
17
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
Englemann Spruce-
Lodgepole Pine |
15
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
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