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Re: Aren't Trees Amazing?
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 1/24/2001, 10:22 am
In Response To: Re: Makes me wonder (George Cushing)

: ..Annealing would be necessary. Aren't trees amazing?

In engineering construction loading of wood structures, you can add 25% to the rated capacity of the wood. For more temporary loading (one week) you can have 1.5 times the rated load. For snow loading, acceptable wood load doubles!

The only wood joint that, unfortunately, can't be effectively used in most construction is the limb-to-trunk natural joint. That joint is tough!!

Shawn

Messages In This Thread

Glass Kayak
Johnnie -- 1/21/2001, 1:32 pm
Not suitable for scottish paddlers! :) *NM*
Marcelo -- 1/24/2001, 11:06 am
Re: Not Fiberglass Thank God!
George Cushing -- 1/23/2001, 2:33 pm
Re: Glass Kayak
Ken Brunton -- 1/23/2001, 2:30 pm
Re: Check this out, Lexan kayak from Innovex Corp
Grant Goltz -- 1/23/2001, 12:23 pm
Re: Glass Kayak
Johnnie -- 1/22/2001, 10:29 pm
Re: Glass Kayak
David Dick -- 1/23/2001, 6:57 am
Re: Glass Kayak
Don -- 1/22/2001, 10:16 pm
Re: Makes me wonder
Shawn Baker -- 1/23/2001, 10:44 am
Re: Makes me wonder
George Cushing -- 1/24/2001, 6:11 am
Re: Aren't Trees Amazing?
Shawn Baker -- 1/24/2001, 10:22 am
Re: Aren't Trees Amazing?
Grant Goltz -- 1/24/2001, 12:36 pm
Re: Aren't Trees Amazing?
Shawn Baker -- 1/24/2001, 12:55 pm
Re: Strip-deck C
Grant Goltz -- 1/25/2001, 12:49 pm
Re: Makes me wonder
Don -- 1/24/2001, 2:35 am
Re: Heat Treating Plastic
Shawn Baker -- 1/24/2001, 10:17 am
Re: Glass Kayak
John Schroeder -- 1/22/2001, 9:58 pm
Re: Polycarbonate *Pic*
Shawn Baker -- 1/22/2001, 11:29 am
Re: Polycarbonate
Lee -- 1/23/2001, 1:06 am
Re: Reading Material
Shawn Baker -- 1/23/2001, 10:31 am
Methyl Methacrylate
Pete Rudie -- 1/22/2001, 4:39 pm
Re: Help Pete!
George Cushing -- 1/23/2001, 3:00 pm
Re: Help Pete!
Pete Rudie -- 1/24/2001, 1:05 am
Re: Allright Smarty Pants!
George Cushing -- 1/23/2001, 2:56 pm
I wonder
mike allen -- 1/22/2001, 5:31 pm
Re: I wonder VACUUM FORMING
Eric Schade (shearwater boats) -- 1/22/2001, 7:30 pm
Re: I wonder VACUUM FORMING
John Monfoe -- 1/23/2001, 6:46 am
Re: Big Aluminum Billet
Spidey -- 1/23/2001, 1:31 am
Re: I wonder VACUUM FORMING
mike allen -- 1/22/2001, 8:06 pm
Re: Glass Kayak
Spidey -- 1/22/2001, 1:14 am
Re: Glass Kayak
Arlen -- 1/22/2001, 11:32 pm
Re: Thickness Shear Strength
Spidey -- 1/23/2001, 12:35 am
Re: Thickness Shear Strength
Ken Brunton -- 1/23/2001, 2:16 pm
Re: Glass Kayak
Victor lapostolle -- 1/22/2001, 1:54 am
Re: Glass Kayak
John Monfoe -- 1/22/2001, 6:17 am
Re: Both Glass Kayaks! :)
Spidey -- 1/23/2001, 12:16 am
Lexan Kayak
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/21/2001, 11:33 pm
Re: lots of suntan lotions
Tony -- 1/22/2001, 6:48 pm
Re: Glass Kayak
daren -- 1/21/2001, 10:14 pm
Re: Glass Kayak
David Hanson -- 1/22/2001, 12:29 pm
Re: Glass Kayak
Jon -- 1/21/2001, 7:54 pm
Re: Glass Kayak
tom preska -- 1/21/2001, 9:38 pm
Re: Glass Kayak
Johnnie -- 1/21/2001, 10:13 pm
Re: Glass Kayak
David Dick -- 1/21/2001, 11:25 pm