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Re: Strip: Ocume Material Properties Request

By:Marc Upchurch
Date: 12/31/2014, 2:47 pm

Ken,

Thanks but I was looking for solid wood, not plywood.

There does seem to be a little discrepancy.
Specific gravity of .37 = 23#/cu ft (Gougeon)
The other table shows 27#/cu ft

In either case it is pretty close to the 25#/cu ft I normally assume for WRC. So it is good enough.

I always assume a significant amount of variation due to individual trees anyway. I guess you would need to weight each board to find the lightest.

Re: Strip: Thanks, Done
Marc Upchurch -- 12/31/2014, 11:34 am

Re: Strip: Ocume Material Properties Request
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/31/2014, 2:42 pm

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Re: Strip: Ocume Material Properties Request
Marc Upchurch -- 12/31/2014, 2:47 pm

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